"Black nymph" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Euriphene atrovirens.

Euriphene abasa
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euriphene
Species:
E. abasa
Binomial name
Euriphene abasa
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aterica abasa Hewitson, 1866
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) abasa
  • Aterica sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1893
  • Aterica fuliginosa Holland, 1893

Euriphene abasa, the black nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Équateur).[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

References[edit]

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  1. ^ "Euriphene Boisduval, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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