Cymothoe weymeri
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| Cymothoe weymeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. weymeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymothoe weymeri Suffert, 1904[1] | |
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Cymothoe weymeri, Weymer’s Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Flacourtiaceae species.
Subspecies
- Cymothoe weymeri weymeri (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Cymothoe weymeri mulatta Belcastro, 1990 (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
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- ↑ Cymothoe, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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