Euriphene atossa
| Euriphene atossa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euriphene |
| Species: | E. atossa |
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| Euriphene atossa (Hewitson, 1865)[1] | |
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Euriphene atossa, the Atossa Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Combretum species
Subspecies
- Euriphene atossa atossa (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mayumbe)
- Euriphene atossa angusta Hecq, 1994 (Bioko)
- Euriphene atossa australis d'Abrera, 1980 (western Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Kasai, Sankuru, Lualaba)
References
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- ↑ Euriphene, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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