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Cymothoe excelsa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cymothoe

Similar
  
Cymothoe beckeri, Cymothoe hypatha, Cymothoe hesiodotus, Cymothoe reginaeelisabethae, Cymothoe herminia

Cymothoe excelsa, the Scalloped Red Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe excelsa excelsa (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Cymothoe excelsa deltoides Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba, Angola: southern Cabinda)
  • Cymothoe excelsa regisleopoldi Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur)

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