Euriphene aridatha
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female Bobiri Forest, Ghana | |
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Euriphene aridatha, the dark nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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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Wikispecies has information related to Euriphene aridatha. |
- ^ "Euriphene Boisduval, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b c d e Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1866
- Euriphene
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
- Limenitidinae stubs