Cymothoe hesiodotus | |
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male dorsal side - Maka, Ouham-Pendé | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. hesiodotus |
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Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1890 [1] | |
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Cymothoe hesiodotus, the orange lurid glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Rinorea species.