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Euriphene
''Euriphene'' is a butterfly genus in the subfamily Limenitidinae. The 70 or so member species are confined to the Afrotropical realm. They are found mainly in the Guinean Forests of West Africa and the Congolian forests. Description ''Euriphene'' species resemble ''Bebearia''. The upperside ground colour of the males of some species is grey overlain with a metallic steely-blue sheen (''Euriphene barombina, E. barombina'', ''Euriphene coerulea, E. coerulea'' and ''Euriphene veronica, E. veronica''). In other species the ground colour is reddish brown (''Euriphene lysandra, E. lysandra'' and ''Euriphene gambiae, E. gambiae''). All the species have distinctive dark bars in the forewing cell and suffused dark markings on the rest of the wings. Many have an apical arc of small white spots. The head is wide with long, erect palpi. The antennae are very long, with a gradually-formed, robust club. The thorax is robust and woolly. The wing characters are forewings moderately large; costa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Tadema
''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. 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 Butterflies described in 1866 Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Lysandra
''Euriphene lysandra'', the Lysandra nymph, is a species or subspecies of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ... ( Moyen-Congo and Mayumbe). The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on '' Dichapetalum'' species. References Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Butterflies described in 1790 Taxa named by Caspar Stoll {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Gambiae
''Euriphene gambiae'', the Gambia nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t .... The habitat consists of forests. Subspecies *''Euriphene gambiae gambiae'' (Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, southern Guinea) *''Euriphene gambiae gabonica'' Bernardi, 1966 (southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Uele, northern Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Sankuru) *''Euriphene gambiae vera'' Hecq, 2002 (eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana) References Butterflies described in 1850 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Butleri
''Euriphene butleri'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the .... Subspecies *''Euriphene butleri butleri'' (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri and Kivu, Uganda: Toro district) *''Euriphene butleri kivuensis'' (Jackson & Howarth, 1957) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwidgwi Island in Lake Kivu) *''Euriphene butleri remota'' Hecq, 1994 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) References Butterflies described in 1904 Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Doriclea
''Euriphene doriclea'', the Doriclea nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests. Description ''Upperside:'' Antennae brown. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Wings dark clay coloured. The anterior ones having three black marks placed at the middle of the anterior edges, being about a quarter of an inch (6 mm) long, and a few very faint dark marks at the external edges. Posterior wings with only two rows of small faint dark crescents placed along the external edges. ''Underside:'' Palpi, legs, breast, abdomen, and anterior wings light clay coloured; the latter having two black streaks placed close to the anterior edges, near the middle, and a shade of dark brown along the external edges. Posterior wings along the upper part light clay; but towards the abdominal corners are darker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Goniogramma
''Euriphene goniogramma'', also known as the littlest nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the north to Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri and northern Kivu). It inhabits forests. The larvae feed on ''Combretum ''Combretum'', the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to Tropics, tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar ...'' species. References Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Butterflies described in 1894 Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Kahli
''Euriphene kahli'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ... (Uele, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba). References Butterflies described in 1920 Euriphene Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by William Jacob Holland {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Melanops
''Euriphene melanops'', also known as the black-spot nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ... (Mai-Ndombe, Uele, Kivu). References Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Butterflies described in 1898 Taxa named by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Barombina
''Euriphene barombina'', the common nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, northern Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The species is replaced further east by ''Euriphene saphirina''. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on ''Combretum ''Combretum'', the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to Tropics, tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1894 Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Paralysandra
''Euriphene paralysandra'', or D'Abrera's Lysandra nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and .... The habitat consists of forests. References Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Butterflies described in 2004 Taxa named by Bernard d'Abrera {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Tessmanniana
''Euriphene tessmanniana'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R .... ReferencesBryk, 1915. Neue exotische, insbesondere aethiopische Schmetterlinge. - Archiv für Naturgeschichte 81(A4)(4):1–16, pl. 1. Butterflies described in 1915 Euriphene Endemic fauna of Cameroon Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Felix Bryk {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Veronica
''Euriphene veronica'', the Veronica nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, southern Ivory Coast and western Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1780 Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Caspar Stoll {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |