Cymothoe herminia

Cymothoe herminia

Cymothoe herminia figure 17
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. herminia
Binomial name
*Cymothoe herminia* (Grose-Smith, 1887)^[1]
Synonyms
Harma herminia Grose-Smith, 1887 Cymothoe sultani Bryk, 1915 Cymothoe siegfriedi Bryk, 1915 Cymothoe herminia var. poensis Holland, 1920 Cymothoe herminia var. vulcanica Schultze, 1920 Harma johnstoni Butler, 1902 Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. confluens van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. bipartita van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. kakamega van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. budongo van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe overlaeti Overlaet, 1942 Cymothoe herminia r. katshokwe Overlaet, 1940 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. kaluundu Overlaet, 1940 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe var. interrupta Overlaet, 1940 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. diffusa Overlaet, 1942 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. burgeoni Overlaet, 1942 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. praeformata Overlaet, 1942

Cymothoe herminia

Cymothoe herminia, the Herminia Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland to submontane forests.

Adults are attracted to fermented fruit.

The larvae feed on Dovyalis, Rawsonia and Dasylepis species.

Subspecies

Cymothoe herminia herminia (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri Forest)
Cymothoe herminia gongoa Fox, 1965 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
Cymothoe herminia johnstoni (Butler, 1902) (Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
Cymothoe herminia katshokwe Overlaet, 1940 (southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)

References

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↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini

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