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Cymothoe heliada

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Cymothoe heliada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. heliada
Binomial name
Cymothoe heliada
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harma heliada Hewitson, 1874
  • Cymothoe heliada var. heliadina Schultze, 1916
  • Cymothoe heliada f. liberatorum Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe mutshindji Overlaet, 1940
  • Cymothoe mutshindji f. luizana Overlaet, 1940
  • Cymothoe heliada seydeli Overlaet, 1945

Cymothoe heliada is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

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  • Cymothoe heliada heliada (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo)
  • Cymothoe heliada liberatorum Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central to Sankuru)
  • Cymothoe heliada mutshindji Overlaet, 1940 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Kabinda)

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