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Euptera amieti

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Euptera amieti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euptera
Species:
E. amieti
Binomial name
Euptera amieti
Collins & Libert, 1998[1]

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.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Englerophytum species.

References

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