Euriphene gambiae
| Euriphene gambiae | |
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| Euriphene gambiae depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euriphene |
| Species: | E. gambiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Euriphene gambiae Feisthamel, 1850[1] | |
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Euriphene gambiae, the Gambia Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Euriphene gambiae gambiae (Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, southern Guinea)
- Euriphene gambiae gabonica Bernardi, 1966 (southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mayumbe, Uele, northern Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Sankuru)
- Euriphene gambiae vera Hecq, 2002 (eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
References
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- ↑ Euriphene, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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