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Cymothoe alcimeda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cymothoe

Higher classification
  
Cymothoe

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Cymothoe alcimeda

Rank
  
Species

Cymothoe alcimeda

Wingspan
  
Female: 4.5 – 5.5 cm (Adult), Male: 4 – 5 cm (Adult)

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The Battling Glider (Cymothoe alcimeda) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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The wingspan is 40–50 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but mainly in summer from October onwards. Peaks occur in November and from February to April.

The larvae feed on Kiggelaria africana.

Cymothoe alcimedalo


Subspecies

  • Cymothoe alcimeda alcimeda (West Cape to Knysna)
  • Cymothoe alcimeda trimeni Aurivillius, 1912 (east Cape along Drakensberg escarpment to KwaZulu-Natal midlands)
  • Cymothoe alcimeda clarki Stevenson, 1940 (Amatola range of East Cape)
  • Cymothoe alcimeda rhodesiae Stevenson, 1934 (eastern Zimbabwe (Vumba Mountains))
  • Cymothoe alcimeda marieps Rydon, 1994 (south of Olifants River from Mariepskop to Barberton in Mpumalanga)
  • Cymothoe alcimeda transvaalica Rydon, 1994 (Limpopo Province escarpment)

    • References

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