Cymothoe lurida | |
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Female Cymothoe lurida lurida Ghana | |
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Female Cymothoe lurida butleri Kibale Forest, Uganda | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. lurida
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Binomial name | |
Cymothoe lurida | |
Synonyms | |
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Cymothoe lurida, the lurid glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of lowland to submontane forests, including riparian forests.
Males of the species mud-puddle. Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas.
The larvae feed on Dovyalis, Rawsonia and Rinorea species.