Euriphene lysandra

Short description: Species of butterfly

Euriphene lysandra

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Nymphalidae
Genus:  | Euriphene
Species:  |

E. lysandra

Binomial name
Euriphene lysandra

(Stoll, 1790)[1]

Synonyms

* Papilio lysandra Stoll, 1790
* Euriphene (Doricleana) lysandra
* Aterica zeugma Hewitson, 1869

Euriphene lysandra, the Lysandra nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Moyen-Congo and Mayumbe).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Dichapetalum species.

## References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q17640451 entry

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