Cymothoe hesiodotus

Cymothoe hesiodotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. hesiodotus
Binomial name
Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1890[1]
Synonyms
Cymothoe lurida var. nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952

Cymothoe hesiodotus, the Orange Lurid Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

• Cymothoe hesiodotus hesiodotus (eastern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, south-central Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Cymothoe hesiodotus clarior Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of Congo: east and from the Ituri Forest to Kindu)
• Cymothoe hesiodotus nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952 (mid-western Nigeria)

References

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