''Euryphurana nobilis'', the noble commander, is a
butterfly in the family
Nymphalidae. It is found in
Sierra Leone,
Liberia
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,
Ivory Coast
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,
Nigeria,
Cameroon, the
Republic of the Congo
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, the
Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Zambia.
[Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini]
/ref> The habitat consists of wetter forests.
Adults have been recorded attending arboreal nests of '' Crematogaster'' ants.
Subspecies
*''Euryphurana nobilis nobilis'' (Sierra Leone, Liberia, eastern Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic)
*''Euryphurana nobilis viridis'' (Hancock, 1990) (Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba)
References
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 36
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Limenitidinae
Monotypic butterfly genera
Nymphalidae genera
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