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.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Euriphene glaucopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euriphene
Species:
E. glaucopis
Binomial name
Euriphene glaucopis
(Gaede, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diestogyna glaucopis Gaede, 1916
  • Euriphene (Euriphene) glaucopis

This species has a wingspan of 43 mm (1.7 in) and the holotype was collected in Ikelemba at the Sangha River in Neukamerun.[3]

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