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Cymothoe heliada

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cymothoe

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Cymothoe heliada is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe heliada heliada (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo)
  • Cymothoe heliada liberatorum Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of Congo: central to Sankuru)
  • Cymothoe heliada mutshindji Overlaet, 1940 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba, Kabinda)

    • References

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