Cymothoe hypatha
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Cymothoe hypatha, the large lurid glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] 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 the Congo)
- Cymothoe hypatha okomu Hecq & Larsen, 1997 (western Nigeria)
References[]
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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 1866
- Cymothoe (butterfly)
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
- Limenitidinae stubs