Cymothoe coranus

Cymothoe coranus
Cymothoe coranus depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. coranus
Binomial name
Cymothoe coranus
(Grose-Smith, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harma coranus Grose-Smith, 1889

The Blonde Glider or Coast Glider (Cymothoe coranus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania.

The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 60–68 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from February to April. Peaks occur from October to December.[2]

The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida.

Subspecies

References

  1. Cymothoe, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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