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 family Nymphalidae. 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

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


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