Cymothoe aramis
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| Cymothoe aramis | |
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| Cymothoe aramis aramis. Mounted specimen, dorsal view, at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. aramis |
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| Cymothoe aramis (Hewitson, 1865)[1] | |
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Cymothoe aramis, the Orange-red Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Rinorea dentata.
Subspecies
- Cymothoe aramis aramis (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic)
- Cymothoe aramis schoutedeni Overlaet, 1952 (Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu)
Gallery
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Illustration of Cymothoe aramis - dorsal view - from «Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies». Volume III - year 1856
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Illustration of Cymothoe aramis - ventral view
References
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- ↑ Cymothoe, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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