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Euryphura togoensis

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Euryphura togoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euryphura
Species:
E. togoensis
Binomial name
Euryphura togoensis
Synonyms
  • Euryphura porphyrion togoensis Suffert, 1904
  • Euryphura (Euryphura) togoensis

Euryphura togoensis, or Suffert's commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and possibly Togo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

References

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