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Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874)

Subspecies

  • [Cymothoe] coccinata coccinata (Hewitson, 1874)
    - sangaris (Godart; Hewitson, 1866)
    - zickzack (Strand, 1912)
    - lecerfi (Overlaet, 1944)
    - spatiosa (Overlaet, 1945)

Adult morphologyWingspan27
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)872
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)374
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
MEF:
Centered on the moist semi-deciduous forest types
MEF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWQ:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Violaceae
    - Rinorea

  • Violaceae
    - Rinorea

Photographer: Siep Sinnema

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)