Cymothoe coccinata

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 fumana, Cymothoe caenis, Cymothoe cyclades, Cymothoe hypatha, Cymothoe lurida

Cymothoe coccinata, Common Red Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea oblongifolia.

Subspecies

Cymothoe coccinata coccinata (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Tshopo, Equateur)

Cymothoe coccinata vrydaghi Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Kivu)

References

Cymothoe coccinata Wikipedia

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