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Cymothoe lucasii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cymothoe

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Cymothoe lucasii, the Fiery Yellow Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, 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 lucasii lucasii (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Cymothoe lucasii binotorum Darge, 1985 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Cymothoe lucasii cloetensi Seeldrayers, 1896 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Ituri, Kwngo, Sankuru)
  • Cymothoe lucasii minigorum Darge, 1985 (Congo: Brazzaville district)

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