Cymothoe indamora
Appearance
Cymothoe indamora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. indamora
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Binomial name | |
Cymothoe indamora | |
Synonyms | |
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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
[edit]- 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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Wikispecies has information related to Cymothoe indamora.
- ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini