Cymothoe indamora

Indamora glider
male - CAR
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. indamora
Binomial name
Cymothoe indamora (Hewitson, 1866) [1]
Synonyms
Harma indamoraHewitson, 1866 Cymothoe hewitsoniStaudinger, 1890 Cymothoe staudingeriAurivillius, 1899 Cymothoe indamora amorinda f. damoravan Someren, 1939 Cymothoe indamora canui f. annamariaeBeaurain, 1985 Cymothoe indamora canui f. nathaliaeBeaurain, 1985

Cymothoe indamora, the Indamora glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. ^[2] The habitat consists of the transition zone between primary and secondary forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Flacourtiaceae species.

Subspecies

• Cymothoe indamora indamora (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Cymothoe indamora amorindavan Someren, 1939 (Uganda: west to the Kalinzu Forest)
• Cymothoe indamora canuiBeaurain, 1985 (Bioko)

References

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