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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 ('' E. barombina'', '' E. coerulea'' and '' E. veronica''). In other species the ground colour is reddish brown ('' E. lysandra'' and '' 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 very much arched; apex rather acute; hind-margin nearly straight. Hindwings sub-oval; hindma ... [...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 Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ..., 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 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 The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ..., Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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 describ ... [...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. 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 {{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 Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ..., 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 ante ... [...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 Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ..., 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'' species. References Butterflies described in 1894 Euriphene Butterflies of Africa {{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 (Uele, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba). References Butterflies described in 1920 Euriphene Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Lysandra
''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 Moyen-Congo may refer to: * A former French colony in Africa, known as : ** French Congo (''Congo français'', 1882-1903) ** ''Moyen-Congo'' or ''Middle Congo'' (1903-1960), as part of French Equatorial Africa between 1910 and 1958 ** The independen ... and Mayumbe). The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on '' Dichapetalum'' species. References Butterflies described in 1790 Euriphene {{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 Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ... and western Ghana. The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1780 Euriphene {{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. 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 {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Coerulea
''Euriphene coerulea'', the western nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ..., western Ghana and western Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1847 Euriphene {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Camarensis
''Euriphene camarensis'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Equateur, Sankuru, Lomami). References Butterflies described in 1871 Euriphene Insects of Cameroon Fauna of Gabon Fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Christopher Ward (entomologist) {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euriphene Ribensis
''Euriphene ribensis'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, north Kivu, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on ''Bersama abyssinica ''Bersama abyssinica'' is a species of medium-sized evergreen tree in the Francoaceae family. The leaves are pinnately divided with a strongly winged rachis (hence the common name winged bersama). The inflorescence is a spike. This species i ...''. References Butterflies described in 1871 Euriphene Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Christopher Ward (entomologist) {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |