Euptera dorothea
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Euptera dorothea Bethune-Baker, 1904[1]
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Euptera dorothea, the Western Euptera, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Euptera dorothea dorothea (Guinea, Sierra Leone)
- Euptera dorothea warrengashi Libert, 2002 (Guinea, Ivory Coast, western Ghana)
(named in honour of Haydon Warren-Gash)
References
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- ^ Euptera, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini