Cymothoe zenkeri

Zenker's glider
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. zenkeri
Binomial name
Cymothoe zenkeri Richelmann, 1913 [2]
Synonyms
Cymothoe stetteniBryk, 1915 Cymothoe langiHolland, 1920 Cymothoe langi f. mariaeDufrane, 1945

Cymothoe zenkeri, or Zenker's glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Distribution

It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[3] The habitat consists of forests.

Zenker’s Glider (Cymothoe zenkeri) in Uganda, 2019.

References

1. Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Cymothoe zenkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T160432A5367373. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160432A5367373.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini