Cymothoe caenis

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Cymothoe caenis
Cymothoe caenis male.jpg
Male, Mbalmayo, Cameroon
Common white glider (Cymothoe caenis) female.jpg
Female, Kibale National Park, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cymothoe
Species:
C. caenis
Binomial name
Cymothoe caenis
(Drury, [1773])
Synonyms
  • Papilio caenisDrury, 1773
  • Harma adelinaHewitson, 1869
  • Cymothoe adelina
  • Harma corsandraDruce, 1874
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. conformisAurivillius, 1898
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. dumensisStrand, 1910
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. bakossensisStrand, 1912
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. luteostriataStrand, 1914
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. diffusaSchultze, 1916
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. obscuraSchultze, 1920
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. variegataSchultze, 1920
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. luteaSchultze, 1920
  • Cymothoe caenis f. rubidaHolland, 1920
  • Cymothoe caenis f. crassaOverlaet, 1942
  • Cymothoe caenis f. mayneiOverlaet, 1942
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. uniformisOverlaet, 1952
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. styxOverlaet, 1952
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. schultzeiOverlaet, 1952
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. ferrugineaDufrane, 1953

Cymothoe caenis, the common glider, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. [2] It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. [3] The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland. It is a migratory species.

The larvae feed on Rawsonia usambarensis , Rawsonia lucida , Caloncoba gilgiana , Caloncoba glauca , Oncoba spinosa , Oncoba welwitschii , Lindackeria and Uapaca species.

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References

  1. ↑ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Cymothoe caenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T160593A5373038. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160593A5373038.en .
  2. ↑ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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