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Cymothoe hypatha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cymothoe

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Similar
  
Cymothoe beckeri, Cymothoe hesiodotus, Cymothoe cyclades, Cymothoe fumana, Cymothoe capella

Cymothoe hypatha, the Large Lurid Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe hypatha hypatha (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Gabon, Central African Republic, Angola, northern Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Cymothoe hypatha okomu Hecq & Larsen, 1997 (western Nigeria)
  • References

    Cymothoe hypatha Wikipedia