Euriphene duseni

Euriphene duseni, or Dusen's nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Euriphene duseni
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. duseni
Binomial name
Euriphene duseni
Synonyms
  • Aterica duseni Aurivillius, 1892
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) duseni
  • Euriphene canui legeriana Hecq, 1987

The larvae feed on Brazzeia species.

Subspecies
  • Euriphene duseni duseni (southern Cameroon)
  • Euriphene duseni legeriana Hecq, 1987 (Nigeria, western Cameroon)

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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