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Cymothoe coccinata

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Species of butterfly

Cymothoe coccinata
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Harma coccinata Hewitson, 1874
  • Harma sangaris Godart; Hewitson, 1866
  • Cymothoe coccinata ab. zickzack Strand, 1912
  • Cymothoe coccinata f. lecerfi Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsior f. spatiosa Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe coccinata bergeri Overlaet, 1952

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

  1. "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
Taxon identifiers
Cymothoe coccinata


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