Eurytela
Encyclopedia
Eurytela is a genus of nymphalid
butterfly
, commonly called Pipers, found in Africa
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Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
, commonly called Pipers, found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Species
Listed alphabetically.- Eurytela alinda Mabille.1893
- Eurytela dryopeEurytela dryopeThe Golden Piper is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, found in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian peninsula and Madagascar.-Description:...
(Cramer, [1775]) – Golden Piper - Eurytela hiarbasEurytela hiarbasThe Pied Piper is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, found in Subsaharan Africa.Wingspan: 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. Has continuous broods peaking between November and March....
(Drury, 1770) – Pied Piper - Eurytela narinda Ward, 1872