Cymothoe haimodia

Cymothoe haimodia, the haimodia red glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Cymothoe haimodia
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C. haimodia
Binomial name
Cymothoe haimodia
Synonyms
  • Harma haimodia Grose-Smith, 1887

Females closely resemble moths of the genus Aletis, of which they might be mimics.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

References

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


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