Euriphene aridatha

Short description: Species of butterfly

Euriphene aridatha

Female
Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Nymphalidae
Genus:  | Euriphene
Species:  |

E. aridatha

Binomial name
Euriphene aridatha

(Hewitson, 1866)[1]

Synonyms

* Aterica aridatha Hewitson, 1866
* Euriphene (Euriphene) aridatha
* Aterica feronia Staudinger, 1891

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

* Euriphene aridatha aridatha (Nigeria, western Cameroon)[2]
* Euriphene aridatha camerunica d’Abrera, 2004 (Cameroon)[2]
* Euriphene aridatha feronia (Staudinger, 1891) (Sierra Leone, Liberia, western Ivory Coast)[2]
* Euriphene aridatha transgressa Hecq, 1994 (eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo)[2]

## References

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1. ↑ "Euriphene Boisduval, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

Wikidata ☰ Q5411355 entry

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