Euryphura porphyrion

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

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Euryphura porphyrion, the Porphyry commander, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

E. p. porphyrion (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon)

E. p. congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru)

E. p. fontainei Hecq, 1990 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central basin)

E. p. grassei Bernardi, 1965 (Gabon, Congo)

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