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Cymothoe coccinata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cymothoe

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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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