Euryphura porphyrion

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Euryphura porphyrion
Euryphura porphyrion congoensis figures 21-24
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euryphura
Species: E. porphyrion
Binomial name
Euryphura porphyrion
(Ward, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene porphyrion Ward, 1871
  • Euryphura (Euryphura) porphyrion
  • Euryphura fontainei Hecq, 1990

Euryphura porphyrion, the Porphyry Commander, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Euryphura porphyrion porphyrion (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon)
  • Euryphura porphyrion congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru)
  • Euryphura porphyrion fontainei Hecq, 1990 (Democratic Republic of Congo: central basin)
  • Euryphura porphyrion grassei Bernardi, 1965 (Gabon, Congo)

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