Cymothoe beckeri

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Cymothoe beckeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. beckeri
Binomial name
Cymothoe beckeri
Synonyms
  • Diadema beckeriHerrich-Schaeffer, 1858
  • Harma theodotaHewitson, 1874
  • Cymothoe theocrantaKarsch, 1894
  • Cymothoe beckeri ab. auroraOverlaet, 1952
  • Harma marmorataSharpe, 1904

Cymothoe beckeri, or Becker's creamy yellow glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Females mimic toxic day-flying moths, such as Oetroeda planax and Nytemera hesperia . Both sexes feed on fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Macaranga and Caloncoba species.

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