Cymothoe excelsa

Cymothoe excelsa, the scalloped red glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.[2]

Cymothoe excelsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cymothoe
Species:
C. excelsa
Binomial name
Cymothoe excelsa
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe aramis excelsa Neustetter, 1912
  • Cymothoe excelsa f. schultzei Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe caenis ab. talboti Overlaet, 1952
  • Cymothoe excelsa deltoides f. kapangae Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsa deltoides f. emundata Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsa f. ueleana Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsa f. rubricata Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsa regispoldi f. diffusa Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsa f. hutereauae Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsa fontinalis Overlaet, 1952

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

Subspecies
  • Cymothoe excelsa excelsa (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Cymothoe excelsa deltoides Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Angola: southern Cabinda)
  • Cymothoe excelsa regisleopoldi Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur)

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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