Cymothoe alcimeda

Cymothoe alcimeda
Cymothoe alcimeda depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. alcimeda
Binomial name
Cymothoe alcimeda
(Godart, [1824])[1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis alcimeda Godart, [1824]
  • Pallene eupithes Doubleday, [1848]
  • Cymothoe alcimeda r. clarki Stevenson, 1940
  • Cymothoe alcimeda marieps f. penningtoni Rydon, 1994
  • Cymothoe alcimeda race rhodesiae Stevenson, 1934
  • Cymothoe alcimeda transvaalica f. aurantifascia Rydon, 1994
  • Cymothoe alcimeda trimeni f. ochrotaenia Rydon, 1980 in d’Abrera, 1980
  • Cymothoe alcimeda trimeni f. griseoligata Rydon, 1991

The Battling Glider (Cymothoe alcimeda) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly in summer from October onwards. Peaks occur in November and from February to April.[2]

The larvae feed on Kiggelaria africana.

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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