Cymothoe aramis

Cymothoe aramis, the orange-red glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Cymothoe aramis
Dorsal view, at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cymothoe
Species:
C. aramis
Binomial name
Cymothoe aramis
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene aramis Hewitson, 1865
  • Cymothoe aramis f. excelsior Hall, 1917
  • Cymothoe aramis f. schoutedeni Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe aramis f. carradoti Overlaet, 1944

The larvae feed on Rinorea dentata.

Subspecies
  • Cymothoe aramis aramis (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic)
  • Cymothoe aramis schoutedeni Overlaet, 1952 (Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu)
  • Dorsal view from Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies volume III (1856)
  • Ventral view

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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