Cymothoe lucasii

Cymothoe lucasii
Cymothoe lucasii and Cymothoe oemilius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. lucasii
Binomial name
Cymothoe lucasii (Doumet, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
Nymphalis lucasii Doumet, 1859 Cymothoe cloetensi Seeldrayers, 1896

Cymothoe lucasii, the Fiery Yellow Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, 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 lucasii lucasii (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Cymothoe lucasii binotorum Darge, 1985 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
• Cymothoe lucasii cloetensi Seeldrayers, 1896 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Ituri, Kwngo, Sankuru)
• Cymothoe lucasii minigorum Darge, 1985 (Congo: Brazzaville district)

References

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