Euriphene aridatha
| Euriphene aridatha | |
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| female Bobiri Forest, Ghana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euriphene |
| Species: | E. aridatha |
| Binomial name | |
| Euriphene aridatha (Hewitson, 1866)[1] | |
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Euriphene aridatha, the dark nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Male, ventral side - Mbalmayo, Cameroon
Subspecies
- E. a. aridatha (Nigeria, western Cameroon)[2]
- E. a. camerunica d’Abrera, 2004 (Cameroon)[2]
- E. a. feronia (Staudinger, 1891) (Sierra Leone, Liberia, western Ivory Coast)[2]
- E. a. transgressa Hecq, 1994 (eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo)[2]
References
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- ↑ "Euriphene Boisduval, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- 1 2 3 4 5 Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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