Cymothoe herminia

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Herminia glider
Cymothoe herminia male.jpg
Male, Boukoko, Lobaye, CAR
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. herminia
Binomial name
Cymothoe herminia
(Grose-Smith, 1887) [1]
Synonyms
  • Harma herminiaGrose-Smith, 1887
  • Cymothoe sultaniBryk, 1915
  • Cymothoe siegfriediBryk, 1915
  • Cymothoe herminia var. poensisHolland, 1920
  • Cymothoe herminia var. vulcanicaSchultze, 1920
  • Harma johnstoniButler, 1902
  • Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. confluensvan Someren, 1939
  • Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. bipartitavan Someren, 1939
  • Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. kakamegavan Someren, 1939
  • Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. budongovan Someren, 1939
  • Cymothoe overlaetiOverlaet, 1942
  • Cymothoe herminia

r. katshokweOverlaet, 1940

  • Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. kaluunduOverlaet, 1940
  • Cymothoe herminia katshokwe var. interruptaOverlaet, 1940
  • Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. diffusaOverlaet, 1942
  • Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. burgeoniOverlaet, 1942
  • Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. praeformataOverlaet, 1942
Female 18-Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887) (Cymothoe sultani).JPG
Female

Cymothoe herminia, the Herminia glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of lowland to submontane forests.

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Adults are attracted to fermented fruit.

The larvae feed on Dovyalis , Rawsonia and Dasylepis species.

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