Euryphura concordia

Euryphura concordia, the speckled lilac nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri, Kinshasa, Kasai, Sankuru, Shaba, Lomami, Lualaba), eastern Angola, northern Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Euryphura concordia
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euryphura
Species:
E. concordia
Binomial name
Euryphura concordia
(Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harma concordia Hopffer, 1855
  • Euryphura (Crenidomimas) concordia
  • Crenis crawshayi Butler, 1894

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit. They are on wing from August to October and in February, April and May.

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis.

References
  1. "Euryphura Staudinger, [1891]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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