Euriphene glaucopis explained

Euriphene glaucopis, the cobalt nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Its habitat consists of forests.

This species has a wingspan of 43mm and the holotype was collected in Ikelemba at the Sangha River in Neukamerun.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_adoliadini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
  2. (in German) Gaede, M. 1916. Neue afrikanische Lepidoptera des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 9:109