Cymothoe excelsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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)

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