Cymothoe caenis, the common glider, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[2] It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[3] The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland. It is a migratory species.
Cymothoe caenis | |
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Male, Mbalmayo, Cameroon | |
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Female, Kibale National Park, Uganda | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. caenis
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Binomial name | |
Cymothoe caenis (Drury, [1773])
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The larvae feed on Rawsonia usambarensis, Rawsonia lucida, Caloncoba gilgiana, Caloncoba glauca, Oncoba spinosa, Oncoba welwitschii, Lindackeria and Uapaca species.
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References
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- ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Cymothoe caenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160593A5373038. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160593A5373038.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini