Euryphura
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Euryphura is a butterfly genus
in the subfamily Limenitidinae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the subfamily Limenitidinae
Limenitidinae
Limenitidinae is a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives. The common names of many species and genera reference military ranks or – namely the Adoliadini – titles of nobility , in reference to these butterflies' large size, bold pattern and dashing flight...
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Species
Listed alphabetically within species groups.- The prophyrion species-group
- Euryphura porphyrion (Ward, 1871)
- Euryphura togoensis Suffert, 1904
- The achlys species-group
- Euryphura achlysEuryphura achlysEuryphura achlys , is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is known as the Forest Green Butterfly or Mottled-green Nymph. The southern most limit is Ongoye Forest, South Africa. It is also found in the forests of eastern Zimbabwe and in Mozambique and Kenya.The wingspan is 48-55 mm for males...
(Hopffer, 1855) - Euryphura albimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
- Euryphura chalcis (C. & R. Felder, 1860)
- Euryphura isuka Stoneham, 1935
- Euryphura plautilla (Hewitson, 1865)
- Euryphura achlys
- Unknown species-group
- Euryphura athymoides Berger, 1981
- Euryphura aurantiaca Aurivillius, 1898
- Euryphura concordia (Hopffer, 1855)
- Euryphura ducarmei Hecq, 1990
- Euryphura euthalioides Schultze, 1915
- Euryphura nobilis Staudinger, 1891
- Euryphura ochracea Bartel, 1905
- Euryphura oliva Suffert, 1904
- Euryphura vansomereni Jackson, 1956