Cymothoe beckeri

Cymothoe beckeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. beckeri
Binomial name
	Cymothoe beckeri; (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)
Synonyms
	Diadema beckeri Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858; Harma theodota Hewitson, 1874; Cymothoe theocranta Karsch, 1894; Cymothoe beckeri ab. aurora Overlaet, 1952; Harma marmorata Sharpe, 1904;

Cymothoe beckeri, Becker’s Creamy Yellow Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Females mimic toxic day-flying moths, such as Oetroeda planax and Nytemera hesperia. Both sexes feed on fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Macaranga and Caloncoba species.

Subspecies

Cymothoe beckeri beckeri (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
Cymothoe beckeri theodosia Staudinger, 1890 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda)

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