Cymothoe coccinata

Cymothoe coccinata


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. coccinata
Binomial name
*Cymothoe coccinata* (Hewitson, 1874)^[1]
Synonyms
Harma coccinata Hewitson, 1874 Harma sangaris Godart; Hewitson, 1866 Cymothoe coccinata ab. zickzack Strand, 1912 Cymothoe coccinata f. lecerfi Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsior f. spatiosa Overlaet, 1945 Cymothoe coccinata bergeri Overlaet, 1952

Cymothoe coccinata, Common Red Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea oblongifolia.

Subspecies

Cymothoe coccinata coccinata (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Tshopo, Equateur)
Cymothoe coccinata vrydaghi Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Kivu)

References

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↑ Cymothoe, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini

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