Euriphene amicia
| Euriphene amicia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euriphene |
| Species: | E. amicia |
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| Euriphene amicia (Hewitson, 1871)[1] | |
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Euriphene amicia, the Friendly Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Napoleonaea vogelii. They are gregarious.
Subspecies
- Euriphene amicia amicia (eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Euriphene amicia gola Fox, 1965 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, western Ivory Coast)
References
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- ↑ Euriphene, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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