Cymothoe capella
| Cymothoe capella | |
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| Cymothoe capella depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. capella |
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| Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)[1] | |
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Cymothoe capella, the Golden Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop and the eastern part of the country), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Tshopo and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
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- ↑ Cymothoe, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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