Cymothoe alcimeda

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Cymothoe alcimeda
Battling glider (Cymothoe alcimeda marieps) female.jpg
female C. a. marieps
Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. alcimeda
Binomial name
Cymothoe alcimeda
(Godart, [1824]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis alcimedaGodart, [1824]
  • Pallene eupithesDoubleday, [1848]
  • Cymothoe alcimeda r. clarkiStevenson, 1940
  • Cymothoe alcimeda marieps f. penningtoniRydon, 1994
  • Cymothoe alcimeda race rhodesiaeStevenson, 1934
  • Cymothoe alcimeda transvaalica f. aurantifasciaRydon, 1994
  • Cymothoe alcimeda trimeni f. ochrotaeniaRydon, 1980 in d'Abrera, 1980
  • Cymothoe alcimeda trimeni f. griseoligataRydon, 1991

Cymothoe alcimeda, the battling glider, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly in summer from October onwards. Peaks occur in November and from February to April. [2]

The larvae feed on Kiggelaria africana .

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.