Cymothoe cottrelli

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cymothoe
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Cymothoe cottrelli is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida and Dovyalis species.

Subspecies

Cymothoe cottrelli cottrelli (south-western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia: western Nyika Plateau)

Cymothoe cottrelli njombe Rydon, 1996 (Tanzania)

Cymothoe cottrelli livingstonensis Darge, 2006 (Tanzania: Livingstone Mountains)

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