Euryphura achlys - Mottled-green nymph

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Euryphura achlys
Euryphura achlys
Euryphura achlys

Photo(s): Bart Wursten (2x left) and Alan Gardiner (right): Catapu, Mozambique

Species details:

Note: Photo left shows a newly emerged female; photo centre the male, which lacks the white markings in the forewings.
Distribution: Mostly found in forested areas in Mozambique. Also in eastern Zimbabwe; rare in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 104.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 118.



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Euryphura achlys .
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400110, retrieved 7 October 2024

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