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 and Mayumbe).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Euriphene lysandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species:
E. lysandra
Binomial name
Euriphene lysandra
(Stoll, 1790)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio lysandra Stoll, 1790
  • Euriphene (Doricleana) lysandra
  • Aterica zeugma Hewitson, 1869

The larvae feed on Dichapetalum species.

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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