Euriphene tadema

Euriphene tadema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euriphene
Species:	E. tadema
Binomial name
Euriphene tadema (Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Aterica tadema Hewitson, 1866 Euriphene (Euriphene) tadema Diestogina tadema var. caerulescens Neustetter, 1916 Diestogyna nigropunctata Aurivillius, 1901 Euriphene nigropunctata

Euriphene tadema, the straw nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests and secondary habitats.

Subspecies

• Euriphene tadema tadema (southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Euriphene tadema nigropunctata (Aurivillius, 1901) (Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru, Lualaba)

References

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