Cymothoe hesiodotus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cymothoe

Cymothoe hesiodotus, the orange lurid glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

Cymothoe hesiodotus hesiodotus (eastern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, south-central Democratic Republic of Congo)

Cymothoe hesiodotus clarior Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of Congo: east and from the Ituri Forest to Kindu)

Cymothoe hesiodotus nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952 (mid-western Nigeria)

References

Cymothoe hesiodotus Wikipedia

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