Cymothoe oemilius

Cymothoe oemilius, the striped glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Cymothoe oemilius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cymothoe
Species:
C. oemilius
Binomial name
Cymothoe oemilius
(Doumet, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis oemilius Doumet, 1859
  • Harma hemeresia Hewitson, 1864
  • Harma frederica Distant, 1880
  • Cymothoe oemilius ab. achillides Schultze, 1916

Males are known to mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on Caloncoba species.

Subspecies
  • Cymothoe ochreata oemilius (Nigeria: east and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cymothoe ochreata fernandina Hall, 1929 (Bioko)

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


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