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Cymothoe oemilius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cymothoe

Cymothoe oemilius

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Cymothoe oemilius, the striped glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

Males are known to mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on Caloncoba species.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe ochreata oemilius (Nigeria: east and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cymothoe ochreata fernandina Hall, 1929 (Bioko)
  • References

    Cymothoe oemilius Wikipedia