Cymothoe hesiodotus

Cymothoe hesiodotus, the orange lurid glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Cymothoe hesiodotus
male dorsal side - Maka, Ouham-Pendé
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. hesiodotus
Binomial name
Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1890[1]
Synonyms
Cymothoe lurida var. nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies

• Cymothoe hesiodotus hesiodotus (eastern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Cymothoe hesiodotus clarior Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east and from the Ituri Forest to Kindu)
• Cymothoe hesiodotus nigeriensis Overlaet, 1952 (mid-western Nigeria)

References

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