Cymothoe lurida

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Cymothoe lurida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. lurida
Binomial name
Cymothoe lurida
(Butler, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harma lurida Butler, 1871
  • Cymothoe hesione Weymer, 1907
  • Cymothoe congoensis Suffert, 1904
  • Cymothoe lurida var. butleri ab. rufobrunnea Neustetter, 1912
  • Cymothoe butleri var. dubia Schouteden, 1912
  • Cymothoe butleri Grünberg, 1908
  • Cymothoe lurida centralis f. sublustris Overlaet, 1952

Cymothoe lurida, the Lurid Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland to submontane forests, including riparian forests.

Males of the species mud puddle. Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas.

The larvae feed on Dovyalis, Rawsonia and Rinorea species.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe lurida lurida (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
  • Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964 (north-western Tanzania, Zambia)
  • Cymothoe lurida butleri Grünberg, 1908 (Uganda)
  • Cymothoe lurida centralis Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of Congo: central to Lualaba, Kasai, Lomami and Sankuru)
  • Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907 (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, northern Angola, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Cymothoe lurida sublurida Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Bioko)
  • Cymothoe lurida tristis Overlaet, 1952 (Congo, Uganda: west to Bwamba and Toro, Democratic Republic of Congo: Kinshasa, Mongala, Uele, Ituri and Kivu)

References

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  1. ↑ Cymothoe, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini


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