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.

Cymothoe hesiodotus
male dorsal side - Maka, Ouham-Pendé
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. hesiodotus
Binomial name
Cymothoe hesiodotus
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe lurida var. nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

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  • Cymothoe hesiodotus hesiodotus (eastern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cymothoe hesiodotus clarior Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east and from the Ituri Forest to Kindu)
  • Cymothoe hesiodotus nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952 (mid-western Nigeria)

References

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