Cymothoe althea

Cymothoe althea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. althea
Binomial name
Cymothoe althea
(Cramer, 1776)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio althea Cramer, 1776
  • Papilio amphicede Cramer, 1777

Cymothoe althea, the Western Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

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