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Cymothoe indamora

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Cymothoe indamora
male - CAR
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. indamora
Binomial name
Cymothoe indamora
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harma indamora Hewitson, 1866
  • Cymothoe hewitsoni Staudinger, 1890
  • Cymothoe staudingeri Aurivillius, 1899
  • Cymothoe indamora amorinda f. damora van Someren, 1939
  • Cymothoe indamora canui f. annamariae Beaurain, 1985
  • Cymothoe indamora canui f. nathaliae Beaurain, 1985

Cymothoe indamora, the Indamora glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of the transition zone between primary and secondary forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Flacourtiaceae species.

Subspecies

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  • Cymothoe indamora indamora (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cymothoe indamora amorinda van Someren, 1939 (Uganda: west to the Kalinzu Forest)
  • Cymothoe indamora canui Beaurain, 1985 (Bioko)

References

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  1. ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini