Cymothoe excelsa

Cymothoe excelsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. excelsa
Binomial name
Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912 [1]
Synonyms
Cymothoe aramis excelsaNeustetter, 1912 Cymothoe excelsa f. schultzeiOverlaet, 1944 Cymothoe caenis ab. talbotiOverlaet, 1952 Cymothoe excelsa deltoides f. kapangaeOverlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa deltoides f. emundataOverlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa f. ueleanaOverlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa f. rubricataOverlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa regispoldi f. diffusaOverlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa f. hutereauaeOverlaet, 1944 Cymothoe excelsa fontinalisOverlaet, 1952

Cymothoe excelsa, the scalloped red glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. ^[2]

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

• Cymothoe excelsa excelsa (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
• Cymothoe excelsa deltoidesOverlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Angola: southern Cabinda)
• Cymothoe excelsa regisleopoldiOverlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur)

References

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