Cymothoe oemilius
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. oemilius |
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| Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1859)[1] | |
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Cymothoe oemilius, the Striped Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Males are known to mud puddle.
The larvae feed on Caloncoba species.
Subspecies
- Cymothoe ochreata oemilius (Nigeria: east and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Cymothoe ochreata fernandina Hall, 1929 (Bioko)
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- ↑ Cymothoe, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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