''Cymothoe lucasii'', the fiery yellow glider, is a
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Nymphalidae. It is found in
Nigeria
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,
Cameroon
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,
Equatorial Guinea
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,
Gabon
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, the
Republic of the Congo
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, the
Central African Republic
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and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
[Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini]
/ref> The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on ''Rinorea
''Rinorea'' is a genus of plant in family Violaceae.
Species include:
* '' Rinorea abbreviata'' G. Achoundong & J.J. Bos
* '' Rinorea acommanthera'' Gagnep.
* '' Rinorea antioquiensis'' Smith & Fernández
* '' Rinorea bicornuta'' Hekking
* '' R ...
'' species.
Subspecies
*''Cymothoe lucasii lucasii'' (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
*''Cymothoe lucasii binotorum'' Darge, 1985 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
*''Cymothoe lucasii cloetensi'' Seeldrayers, 1896 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Ituri, Kwngo, Sankuru)
*''Cymothoe lucasii minigorum'' Darge, 1985 (Congo: Brazzaville district)
References
Butterflies described in 1859
Cymothoe (butterfly)
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