Cymothoe hypatha

Cymothoe hypatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. hypatha
Binomial name
	Cymothoe hypatha; (Hewitson, 1866)
Synonyms
	Harma hypatha Hewitson, 1866 ; Cymothoe hesiodus Hewitson, 1869; Cymothoe alexander Suffert, 1904; Cymothoe hesiodus f. lucida Overlaet, 1952;

Cymothoe hypatha, the Large Lurid Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

Cymothoe hypatha hypatha (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Gabon, Central African Republic, Angola, northern Democratic Republic of Congo)
Cymothoe hypatha okomu Hecq & Larsen, 1997 (western Nigeria)

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