Cymothoe coranus
| Cymothoe coranus | |
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| Cymothoe coranus depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. coranus |
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| Cymothoe coranus (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1] | |
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The Blonde Glider or Coast Glider (Cymothoe coranus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania.
The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 60–68 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from February to April. Peaks occur from October to December.[2]
The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida.
Subspecies
- Cymothoe coranus coranus (coast of Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwa, Swaziland, South Africa: Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)
- Cymothoe coranus dowsetti Beaurain, 1988 (Malawi: west to Kasitu Rock)
- Cymothoe coranus kiellandi Beaurain, 1988 (western Tanzania)
- Cymothoe coranus murphyi Beaurain, 1988 (Malawi: Mount Mlanje)
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