Euryphura porphyrion

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)

References

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