Cymothoe aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania[2].The habitat consists of sub-montane and montane forests.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. aurivillii
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Binomial name | |
Cymothoe aurivillii Staudinger, 1899[1]
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The larvae feed on Rawsonia usambarensis.
Subspecies
edit- Cymothoe aurivillii aurivillii (Tanzania: Uluguru Mountains)
- Cymothoe aurivillii handeni Rydon, 1996 (Tanzania: Nguu Mountains)
- Cymothoe aurivillii latifasciata Rydon, 1996 (Tanzania: Udzungwa Mountains)
- Cymothoe aurivillii nguru Rydon, 1996 (Tanzania: Nguru Mountains)
- Cymothoe aurivillii tenuifasciae Rydon, 1996 (Tanzania: Rubeho Mountains)
References
edit- ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Occurrence Detail 3457714657". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- "Occurrence Detail 3457714657". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- "Cymothoe aurivillii Staudinger 1899 data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.