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Cymothoe vumbui
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. vumbui
Binomial name
Cymothoe vumbui Bethune-Baker, 1926

Cymothoe vumbui, the Vumba glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The habitat consists of montane forests.

Adult males mud-puddle. Both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruit. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from September to November and again from February to April.

The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida.

References

1. Cymothoe at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini

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