Euptera elabontas

Euptera elabontas, the common euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Euptera elabontas
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E. elabontas
Binomial name
Euptera elabontas
(Hewitson, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene elabontas Hewitson, 1871

Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.

The larvae feed on Synsepalum dulcificum, Synsepalum letouzeyi, Synsepalum longecuneatum, Vincentella revoluta and Englerophytum species.

Subspecies

  • Euptera elabontas elabontas (central and eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana: Kumasi, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania)
  • Euptera elabontas canui Collins, 1995 (Bioko)
  • Euptera elabontas mweruensis Neave, 1910 (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Zambia)
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References

  1. "Euptera Staudinger, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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