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Euriphene saphirina Butterfly at Semliki Butterfly Euriphene saphirina seet at Semuliki Forest (Semliki National Park), 9.7.2016 Butterfly,Euryphura chalcis,Semliki National Park,Semuliki Forest,Uganda Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Euriphene saphirina Butterfly at Semliki

Butterfly Euriphene saphirina seet at Semuliki Forest (Semliki National Park), 9.7.2016

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''Euryphura chalcis'', the Common Commander, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding on ''Cleistopholis patens''. It is thought the nectar in these flowers had fermented.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Dec 19, 2016. Captured Jul 9, 2016 15:28.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/13.0
  • 10/3200s
  • ISO560
  • 500mm