Euriphene abasa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Euriphene abasa
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. abasa
Binomial name
Euriphene abasa
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aterica abasa Hewitson, 1866
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) abasa
  • Aterica sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1893
  • Aterica fuliginosa Holland, 1893

Euriphene abasa, the black nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Équateur).[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Euriphene Boisduval, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini