Cymothoe beckeri
Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. beckeri |
Binomial name | |
Cymothoe beckeri | |
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Cymothoe beckeri, or Becker's creamy yellow glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Females mimic toxic day-flying moths, such as Oetroeda planax and Nytemera hesperia. Both sexes feed on fallen fruit.
The larvae feed on Macaranga and Caloncoba species.
- Male from Mbalmayo, Cameroon
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Subspecies
- Cymothoe beckeri beckeri (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Cymothoe beckeri theodosia Staudinger, 1890 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda)
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