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]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cymothoe
Species:
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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References
  1. Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Cymothoe weymeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160070A5349025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160070A5349025.en.
  2. "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini


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