Euryphura porphyrion
| Euryphura porphyrion | |
|---|---|
| |
| E. p. congoensis figures 21-24 | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euryphura |
| Species: | E. porphyrion
|
| Binomial name | |
| Euryphura porphyrion | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Euryphura porphyrion, the Porphyry commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies[edit]
- E. p. porphyrion (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon)
- E. p. congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru)
- E. p. fontainei Hecq, 1990 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central basin)
- E. p. grassei Bernardi, 1965 (Gabon, Congo)
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euryphura porphyrion.
Wikispecies has information related to Euryphura porphyrion.
- ^ "Euryphura Staudinger, [1891]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
_xypete_MHNT_ventre.jpg){kind=small} | This Limenitidinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |