Cymothoe lurida

Cymothoe lurida, the lurid glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland to submontane forests, including riparian forests.

Cymothoe lurida
Female C. l. lurida Ghana
Female C. l. butleri Kibale Forest, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. lurida
Binomial name
Cymothoe lurida (Butler, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
Harma lurida Butler, 1871 Cymothoe hesione Weymer, 1907 Cymothoe congoensis Suffert, 1904 Cymothoe lurida var. butleri ab. rufobrunnea Neustetter, 1912 Cymothoe butleri var. dubia Schouteden, 1912 Cymothoe butleri Grünberg, 1908 Cymothoe lurida centralis f. sublustris Overlaet, 1952

Males of the species mud-puddle. Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas.

The larvae feed on Dovyalis, Rawsonia and Rinorea species.

Subspecies

• Cymothoe lurida lurida (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
• Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964 (north-western Tanzania, Zambia)
• Cymothoe lurida butleri Grünberg, 1908 (Uganda)
• Cymothoe lurida centralis Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central to Lualaba, Kasai, Lomami and Sankuru)
• Cymothoe lurida hesione Weymer, 1907 (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, northern Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Cymothoe lurida sublurida Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Bioko)
• Cymothoe lurida tristis Overlaet, 1952 (Congo, Uganda: west to Bwamba and Toro, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa, Mongala, Uele, Ituri and Kivu)

References

1. Cymothoe at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini