Cymothoe reinholdi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. reinholdi
Binomial name
Cymothoe reinholdi
(Plötz, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harma reinholdi Plötz, 1880
  • Cymothoe theodora Staudinger, 1890

Cymothoe reinholdi, or Reinhold's creamy glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Caseria congoensis.

Subspecies

  • Cymothoe reinholdi reinholdi (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
  • Cymothoe reinholdi vitalis Rebel, 1914 (Central African Republic, central and north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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