Euptera kinugnana

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euptera

Euptera kinugnana is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.

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)

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