Cymothoe preussi
| Cymothoe preussi | |
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| Male and female in Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. preussi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymothoe preussi Staudinger, 1890[1]
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Cymothoe preussi, or Preuss' orange glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adult females mimic moths of genus Aletis.
References
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- ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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