Euryphura plautilla, or Hewitson's commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Euryphura plautilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euryphura
Species:
E. plautilla
Binomial name
Euryphura plautilla
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene plautilla Hewitson, 1865
  • Euryphura (Euryphura) plautilla
  • Euryphene doralice Hewitson, 1865
  • Cymothoe lisidora Aurivillius, 1891
  • Euryphura aurantiaca Aurivillius, 1898
  • Euryphura plautilla aurimarginata Suffert, 1904
  • Euryphura plautilla albimargo van Someren, 1939
  • Euryphura plautilla albimargo f. neoalbofasciata van Someren, 1939

References

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