Cymothoe oemilius

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Cymothoe oemilius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. oemilius
Binomial name
Cymothoe oemilius
(Doumet, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis oemilius Doumet, 1859
  • Harma hemeresia Hewitson, 1864
  • Harma frederica Distant, 1880
  • Cymothoe oemilius ab. achillides Schultze, 1916

Cymothoe oemilius, the Striped Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Males are known to mud puddle.

The larvae feed on Caloncoba species.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe ochreata oemilius (Nigeria: east and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Cymothoe ochreata fernandina Hall, 1929 (Bioko)

References

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


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