Euriphene atrovirens

Euriphene atrovirens, the black nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Euriphene atrovirens
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
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E. atrovirens
Binomial name
Euriphene atrovirens
(Mabille, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aterica atrovirens Mabille, 1878
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) atrovirens

The larvae feed on Oubanguia species.

References

  1. "Euriphene Boisduval, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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