Biology:Euriphene kiki

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Euriphene kiki
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species:
E. kiki
Binomial name
Euriphene kiki
Bernardi & Larsen, 1980[1]
Synonyms
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) kiki

Euriphene kiki, or Kiki's nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

It is known only from the holotype male which was found in a patch of relict forest that has since been destroyed.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5411403 entry