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Cymothoe cottrelli

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Cymothoe cottrelli
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C. cottrelli
Binomial name
Cymothoe cottrelli
Rydon, 1980[1]

Cymothoe cottrelli is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida and Dovyalis species.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe cottrelli cottrelli (south-western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia: western Nyika Plateau)
  • Cymothoe cottrelli njombe Rydon, 1996 (Tanzania)
  • Cymothoe cottrelli livingstonensis Darge, 2006 (Tanzania: Livingstone Mountains)

References

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