Cymothoe beckeri

Cymothoe beckeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. beckeri
Binomial name
Cymothoe beckeri (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
Diadema beckeri Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858 Harma theodota Hewitson, 1874 Cymothoe theocranta Karsch, 1894 Cymothoe beckeri ab. aurora Overlaet, 1952 Harma marmorata Sharpe, 1904

Cymothoe beckeri, Becker’s Creamy Yellow Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Females mimic toxic day-flying moths, such as Oetroeda planax and Nytemera hesperia. Both sexes feed on fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Macaranga and Caloncoba species.

Subspecies

• Cymothoe beckeri beckeri (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Cymothoe beckeri theodosia Staudinger, 1890 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda)

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