Cymothoe beckeri

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cymothoe

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)

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