Mottled-green Nymph

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.
Euryphura achlys butterfly, Kenya Euryphura achlys,Geotagged,Kenya,Summer

Appearance

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.

Food

Larval food plants are the common coca tree and "Craibia brevicaudata".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusEuryphura
SpeciesE. achlys
Photographed in
Kenya