Cymothoe indamora

Cymothoe indamora
male - CAR
female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. indamora
Binomial name
Cymothoe indamora (Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Harma indamora Hewitson, 1866 Cymothoe hewitsoni Staudinger, 1890 Cymothoe staudingeri Aurivillius, 1899 Cymothoe indamora amorinda f. damora van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe indamora canui f. annamariae Beaurain, 1985 Cymothoe indamora canui f. nathaliae Beaurain, 1985

Cymothoe indamora, the Indamora glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of the transition zone between primary and secondary forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Flacourtiaceae species.

Subspecies

• Cymothoe indamora indamora (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Cymothoe indamora amorinda van Someren, 1939 (Uganda: west to the Kalinzu Forest)
• Cymothoe indamora canui Beaurain, 1985 (Bioko)

References

1. "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini