Cymothoe beckeri

Cymothoe beckeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. beckeri
Binomial name
Cymothoe beckeri
(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diadema beckeri Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858
  • Harma theodota Hewitson, 1874
  • Cymothoe theocranta Karsch, 1894
  • Cymothoe beckeri ab. aurora Overlaet, 1952
  • Harma marmorata Sharpe, 1904

Cymothoe beckeri, Becker’s Creamy Yellow Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Females mimic toxic day-flying moths, such as Oetroeda planax and Nytemera hesperia. Both sexes feed on fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Macaranga and Caloncoba species.

Subspecies

References

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