Cymothoe coccinata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. coccinata |
Binomial name | |
Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874) | |
Synonyms | |
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Cymothoe coccinata, the common red glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Rinorea oblongifolia.
Subspecies
- Cymothoe coccinata coccinata (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Tshopo, Equateur)
- Cymothoe coccinata vrydaghi Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Kivu)
References
- "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cymothoe coccinata |
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