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Cymothoe preussi

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Cymothoe preussi
Male and female in Seitz's Fauna Africana
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C. preussi
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Cymothoe preussi

Cymothoe preussi, or Preuss' orange glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult females mimic moths of genus Aletis.

References

  1. ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini