Cymothoe capella

Cymothoe capella
Cymothoe capella depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. capella
Binomial name
Cymothoe capella
(Ward, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harma capella Ward, 1871

Cymothoe capella, the Golden Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop and the eastern part of the country), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Tshopo and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cymothoe capella.
Wikispecies has information related to: Cymothoe capella


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.