Euriphene duseni

Euriphene duseni
Euriphene duseni depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species: E. duseni
Binomial name
Euriphene duseni
(Aurivillius, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aterica duseni Aurivillius, 1892
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) duseni
  • Euriphene canui legeriana Hecq, 1987

Euriphene duseni, Dusen’s Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests. The larva feed off of various Brazzeia species. The larvae feed on Brazzeia species.

Subspecies

References

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