Euriphene atossa

Euriphene atossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species: E. atossa
Binomial name
Euriphene atossa
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aterica atossa Hewitson, 1865
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) atossa
  • Aterica amaxia Hewitson, 1866
  • Diestogyna atossa ab. australis Aurivillius, 1912

Euriphene atossa, the Atossa Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Combretum species

Subspecies

References

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