Cymothoe hobarti
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Kakamega Forest, Kenya | |
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Species: | C. hobarti
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Cymothoe hobarti Butler, 1900
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Cymothoe hobarti, or Hobart's red glider, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland to sub-montane forests.
Males mud-puddle and both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruit.
The larvae feed on Rinorea species.
Subspecies[]
The following subspecies are recognised:
- Cymothoe hobarti hobarti (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Cymothoe hobarti mwamikazi Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Kibali, Ituri)
- Cymothoe hobarti candidata Overlaet, 1954 (northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Central African Republic)
- Cymothoe hobarti lactanganyikae Collins, 1990 (western Tanzania)
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Cymothoe hobarti hobarti female, Kakamaga, Kenya
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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 1900
- Cymothoe (butterfly)
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler