Cymothoe excelsa

Cymothoe excelsa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. excelsa
Binomial name
Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912[1]
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

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]

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