Cynandra
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| Cynandra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cynandra Schatz, [1887] |
| Species: | C. opis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynandra opis (Drury, 1773)[1] | |
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Cynandra opis, the Brilliant Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.
The larvae feed on Dissotis species.
Subspecies
- Cynandra opis opis (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
- Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Cynandra, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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