Cymothoe sangaris

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Cymothoe sangaris
Dorsal side
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. sangaris
Binomial name
Cymothoe sangaris
(Godart, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Nymphale sangaris Godart, 1824
  • Harma uselda Hewitson, 1869
  • Cymothoe sangaris ab. reuteri Strand, 1910
  • Cymothoe sangaris ab. pallida Schultze, 1920
  • Cymothoe sangaris f. pluviatilis Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe sangaris reuteri f. extimata Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe sangaris reuteri f. simplicior Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe sangaris reuteri f. rubrior Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe sangaris luluana f. orchymonti Overlaet, 1945

Cymothoe sangaris is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. [1] It is found in Central Africa.

Some authors believe the species should be split into separate species. They base this on morphologic characteristics (mainly in the females) and DNA-research. The new species would be speciliased in one food plant. [2]

Currently, the following subspecies are recognised:

  • Cymothoe sangaris sangaris (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kwango, Kasai, Sankuru and Maniema)
  • Cymothoe sangaris luluana Overlaet, 1945 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba and Lomami, Zambia)

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

References

  1. ↑ Markku Savela (February 2, 2008). "Cymothoe genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
  2. ↑ Robin van Velzen, Freek T. Bakker & Joop J.A. van Loon (2007) DNA barcoding reveals hidden species diversity in Cymothoe (Nymphalidae), Proc. Neth. Entomol. Soci. Meet., vol. 18, pp. 95-103.
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