Euriphene incerta
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Euriphene incerta (Aurivillius, 1912)[1]
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Euriphene incerta, the Uncertain Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
The larvae feed on Uapaca species.
Subspecies
- Euriphene incerta incerta (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo: Equateur, Tshuapa, Tshopo, Uele, Ituri)
- Euriphene incerta biokensis Hecq, 1994 (Bioko)
- Euriphene incerta theodota (Hulstaert, 1924) (Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo: south to Lomami, Lualaba and Sankuru)
References
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- ^ Euriphene, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini