Cymothoe vumbui

      Cymothoe vumbui
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Animalia
      Phylum: Arthropoda
      Class: Insecta
      Order: Lepidoptera
      Family: Nymphalidae
      Genus: Cymothoe
      Species: C. vumbui
      Binomial name
      Cymothoe vumbui
      Bethune-Baker, 1926[1]

      Cymothoe vumbui, the Vumba Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

      Adult males mud puddle. Both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruit. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from September to November and again from February to April.

      The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida.

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      Last modified on 16 June 2012, at 16:04