Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cymothoe | |
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Similar Cymothoe hesiodotus, Cymothoe capella, Cymothoe lurida, Cymothoe fumana, Cymothoe hypatha | ||
Cymothoe herminia, the Herminia glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland to submontane forests.
Adults are attracted to fermented fruit.
The larvae feed on Dovyalis, Rawsonia and Dasylepis species.
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