Euriphene saphirina

Euriphene saphirina
Euriphene saphirina depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species: E. saphirina
Binomial name
Euriphene saphirina
(Karsch, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diestogyna saphirina Karsch, 1894
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) saphirina
  • Diestogyna umbrina Aurivillius, 1901
  • Diestogyna hobleyi Neave, 1904
  • Diestogyna itanii Carcasson, 1964
  • Diestogyna trioculata Talbot, 1927

Euriphene saphirina is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Trichocladus ellipticus.

Subspecies

References

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