Cymothoe heliada

Cymothoe heliada is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Cymothoe heliada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cymothoe
Species:
C. heliada
Binomial name
Cymothoe heliada
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harma heliada Hewitson, 1874
  • Cymothoe heliada var. heliadina Schultze, 1916
  • Cymothoe heliada f. liberatorum Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe mutshindji Overlaet, 1940
  • Cymothoe mutshindji f. luizana Overlaet, 1940
  • Cymothoe heliada seydeli Overlaet, 1945

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies
  • Cymothoe heliada heliada (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo)
  • Cymothoe heliada liberatorum Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central to Sankuru)
  • Cymothoe heliada mutshindji Overlaet, 1940 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Kabinda)

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


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