Euptera kinugnana
Euptera kinugnana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Euptera kinugnana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euptera |
Species: | E. kinugnana |
Binomial name | |
Euptera kinugnana (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Adults feed on flowers as well as fermented fruit. They are on wing from August to December and from April to May.
The larvae feed on Bequaertiodendron natalense.
Subspecies
- Euptera kinugnana kinugnana (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique)
- Euptera kinugnana insularis Collins, 1995 (Madagascar)
References
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- "Euptera Staudinger, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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