Euriphene amicia

Euriphene amicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species: E. amicia
Binomial name
Euriphene amicia
(Hewitson, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) amicia

Euriphene amicia, the Friendly Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Napoleonaea vogelii. They are gregarious.

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References

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