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Cymothoe althea

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Cymothoe althea
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C. althea
Binomial name
Cymothoe althea
(Cramer, 1776)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio althea Cramer, 1776
  • Papilio amphicede Cramer, 1777

Cymothoe althea, the western glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe althea althea (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
  • Cymothoe althea bobi Collins & Larsen, 2000 (eastern Nigeria)

References

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