Cymothoe oemilius

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Cymothoe oemilius
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C. oemilius
Binomial name
Cymothoe oemilius
(Doumet, 1859) [1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis oemiliusDoumet, 1859
  • Harma hemeresiaHewitson, 1864
  • Harma fredericaDistant, 1880
  • Cymothoe oemilius ab. achillidesSchultze, 1916

Cymothoe oemilius, the striped glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Males are known to mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on Caloncoba species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Cymothoe at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini