Cymothoe heliada

Cymothoe heliada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. heliada
Binomial name
Cymothoe heliada (Hewitson, 1874) [1]
Synonyms
Harma heliadaHewitson, 1874 Cymothoe heliada var. heliadina Schultze, 1916 Cymothoe heliada f. liberatorum Overlaet, 1945 Cymothoe mutshindji Overlaet, 1940 Cymothoe mutshindji f. luizanaOverlaet, 1940 Cymothoe heliada seydeliOverlaet, 1945

Cymothoe heliada is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

• Cymothoe heliada heliada (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo)
• Cymothoe heliada liberatorumOverlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central to Sankuru)
• Cymothoe heliada mutshindjiOverlaet, 1940 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Kabinda)

References

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