Euriphene saphirina
| Euriphene saphirina | |
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| 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] | |
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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
- Euriphene saphirina saphirina (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Cataractes)
- Euriphene saphirina itanii (Carcasson, 1964) (Tanzania: eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika)
- Euriphene saphirina memoria Hecq, 1994 (Tanzania)
- Euriphene saphirina trioculata (Talbot, 1927) (southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Angola)
References
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- ↑ Euriphene, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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