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Cymothoe lurida

Synonyms: Cymothoe brunnea; Cymothoe hesione; Harma lurida

Wikipedia Abstract

Cymothoe lurida, the Lurid Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland to submontane forests, including riparian forests. Males of the species mud puddle. Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas. The larvae feed on Dovyalis, Rawsonia and Rinorea species.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0