Cymothoe orphnina

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Cymothoe orphnina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. orphnina
Binomial name
Cymothoe orphnina
Karsch, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe infuscata Joicey and Talbot, 1928

Cymothoe orphnina, the Orphnina Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe orphnina orphnina (Democratic Republic of Congo: north-east to Kivu and to the Ituri Forest and Aruwiumi River)
  • Cymothoe orphnina suavis Schultze, 1913 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, south-western Democratic Republic of Congo)

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