Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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brush-footed butterflies
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...
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Species
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Euptera amieti
''Euptera amieti'', or Amiet's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
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Euptera aurantiaca
''Euptera aurantiaca'', the Korup euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on ''Englerophytum
''Englerophytum'' is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae ...
Euptera crowleyi
''Euptera crowleyi'', or Crowley's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Euptera dorothea
''Euptera dorothea'', the western euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. ...
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 Re ...
Euptera freyja
''Euptera freyja'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and possibly Angola
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Euptera hirundo
''Euptera hirundo'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
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Euptera kinugnana
''Euptera kinugnana'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and on Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara ...
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Euptera knoopi
''Euptera knoopi'', or Knoop's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria ( Ubiaja and Ikom
Ikom is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikom in the east of the ...
Euptera mocquerysi
''Euptera mocquerysi'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Angola
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Euptera pluto
''Euptera pluto'', the Pluto euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Liberia, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Zamb ...