Cymothoe cottrelli
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Cymothoe cottrelli Rydon, 1980[1]
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Cymothoe cottrelli is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida and Dovyalis species.
Subspecies[]
- Cymothoe cottrelli cottrelli (south-western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia: western Nyika Plateau)
- Cymothoe cottrelli njombe Rydon, 1996 (Tanzania)
- Cymothoe cottrelli livingstonensis Darge, 2006 (Tanzania: Livingstone Mountains)
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- ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1980
- Cymothoe (butterfly)
- Limenitidinae stubs