Euriphene lysandra

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Euriphene lysandra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species:
E. lysandra
Binomial name
Euriphene lysandra
(Stoll, 1790) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Papilio lysandraStoll, 1790
  • Euriphene (Doricleana) lysandra
  • Aterica zeugmaHewitson, 1869
  • Euriphene doriclea lysandra(Stoll, 1790) [3]

Euriphene lysandra, the Lysandra nymph, is a species [1] [2] or subspecies [3] of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. [1] [2] It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Moyen-Congo and Mayumbe). [2] The habitat consists of forests. [2]

The larvae feed on Dichapetalum species. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Euriphene Boisduval, 1847". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Williams, Mark C. (27 December 2020). "Genus Euriphene Boisduval, 1847" (PDF). Afrotropical Butterflies. Lepidopterists' Society of Africa. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Euriphene doriclea lysandra (Stoll, 1790)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.