Euriphene saphirina

Euriphene saphirina
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species:
E. saphirina
Binomial name
Euriphene saphirina
(Karsch, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diestogyna saphirina Karsch, 1894
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) saphirina
  • Diestogyna umbrina Aurivillius, 1901
  • Diestogyna hobleyi Neave, 1904
  • Diestogyna itanii Carcasson, 1964
  • Diestogyna trioculata Talbot, 1927

Euriphene saphirina is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Trichocladus ellipticus.

Subspecies

  • E. s. saphirina (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Cataractes)
  • E. s. itanii (Carcasson, 1964) (Tanzania: eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika)
  • E. s. memoria Hecq, 1994 (Tanzania)
  • E. s. trioculata (Talbot, 1927) (southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Angola)

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


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