Cymothoe coccinata

Common red glider
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. coccinata
Binomial name
Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874) [1]
Synonyms
Harma coccinataHewitson, 1874 Harma sangarisGodart; Hewitson, 1866 Cymothoe coccinata ab. zickzackStrand, 1912 Cymothoe coccinata f. lecerfiOverlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsior f. spatiosaOverlaet, 1945 Cymothoe coccinata bergeriOverlaet, 1952

Cymothoe coccinata, the common red glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea oblongifolia .

Subspecies

• Cymothoe coccinata coccinata (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Tshopo, Equateur)
• Cymothoe coccinata vrydaghiOverlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Kivu)

References

1. "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini