Cymothoe weymeri

Cymothoe weymeri, or Weymer's glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] The habitat consists of forests.

Weymer's glider
Male, Boukoko, Lobaye, CAR

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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C. weymeri
Binomial name
Cymothoe weymeri
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe weymeri ab. defasciatus Rydon, 1981

The larvae feed on Flacourtiaceae species.

Cymothoe weymeri in Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe weymeri weymeri (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cymothoe weymeri mulatta Belcastro, 1990 (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
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