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Cymothoe beckeri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cymothoe

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Similar
  
Cymothoe hypatha, Cymothoe capella, Cymothoe hesiodotus, Cymothoe herminia, Cymothoe fumana

Cymothoe beckeri, Becker’s Creamy Yellow Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.

Females mimic toxic day-flying moths, such as Oetroeda planax and Nytemera hesperia. Both sexes feed on fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Macaranga and Caloncoba species.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe beckeri beckeri (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Cymothoe beckeri theodosia Staudinger, 1890 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda)

    • References

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