Cymothoe preussi
Species of butterfly
Cymothoe preussi | |
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Male and female in Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. preussi |
Binomial name | |
Cymothoe preussi Staudinger, 1890[1] |
Cymothoe preussi, or Preuss' orange glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adult females mimic moths of genus Aletis.
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