Cymothoe orphnina

Cymothoe orphnina, the orphnina glider, 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]

Cymothoe orphnina
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C. orphnina
Binomial name
Cymothoe orphnina
Karsch, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe infuscata Joicey and Talbot, 1928

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe orphnina orphnina (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to Kivu and to the Ituri Forest and Aruwiumi River)
  • Cymothoe orphnina suavis Schultze, 1913 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, south-western Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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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