Cymothoe hesiodotus

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Cymothoe hesiodotus
Cymothoe hesiodotus male - Maka.jpg
male dorsal side - Maka, Ouham-Pendé
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. hesiodotus
Binomial name
Cymothoe hesiodotus
Staudinger, 1890 [1]
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe lurida var. nigeriensisOverlaet, 1952

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.

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The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

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