Cymothoe excelsa

Cymothoe excelsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. excelsa
Binomial name
*Cymothoe excelsa* Neustetter, 1912^[1]
Synonyms
Cymothoe aramis excelsa Neustetter, 1912 Cymothoe excelsa f. schultzei Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe caenis ab. talboti Overlaet, 1952 Cymothoe excelsa deltoides f. kapangae Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa deltoides f. emundata Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa f. ueleana Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa f. rubricata Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa regispoldi f. diffusa Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa f. hutereauae Overlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa fontinalis Overlaet, 1952

Cymothoe excelsa, the Scalloped Red Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.^[2]

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

Cymothoe excelsa excelsa (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
Cymothoe excelsa deltoides Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba, Angola: southern Cabinda)
Cymothoe excelsa regisleopoldi Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur)

References

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↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini

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