Eurytela alinda
| Eurytela alinda | |
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| Eurytela alinda depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Eurytela |
| Species: | E. alinda |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurytela alinda Mabille, 1893[1] | |
Eurytela alinda, the Forest Golden Piper, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of clearings and secondary growth near forests.
The larvae feed on Tetracarpidium conophorum.
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- ↑ Eurytela, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Biblidini
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