Euptera dorothea explained

Euptera dorothea, the western euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

• Euptera dorothea dorothea (Guinea, Sierra Leone)
• Euptera dorothea warrengashi Libert, 2002 (Guinea, Ivory Coast, western Ghana)
  (named in honour of Haydon Warren-Gash)

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_adoliadini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini