Euryphura achlys: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Euryphura
Species
Euryphura achlys
Scientific Name
Euryphura achlys

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Euryphura achlys

Euryphura achlys, the forest green butterfly or mottled-green nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The southernmost limit is Ongoye Forest, South Africa. It is also found in the forests of eastern Zimbabwe, around Mulanje Massif in south eastern Malawi, Mozambique and Kenya.

The wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 55–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from March to June.

Larval food plants are the common coca tree (Erythroxylum emarginatum) and Craibia brevicaudata.

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Euryphura achlys in languages:

English
Forest Green Butterfly
English
Mottled-green Nymph

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