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Cymothoe hartigi

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Cymothoe hartigi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. hartigi
Binomial name
Cymothoe hartigi
Belcastro, 1990[1]
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe hartigi f. tiwaiensis Belcastro, 1990

Cymothoe hartigi, or Hartig's red glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

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  • Cymothoe hartigi hartigi (eastern Guinea, south-eastern Sierra Leone, western Liberia)
  • Cymothoe hartigi vanessae Warren-Gash, 2003 (south-western Ivory Coast)

References

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