Euriphene atrovirens

Euriphene atrovirens
Euriphene atrovirens depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species: E. atrovirens
Binomial name
Euriphene atrovirens
(Mabille, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aterica atrovirens Mabille, 1878
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) atrovirens

Euriphene atrovirens, the Black Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Oubanguia species.

References

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