Cymothoe heliada is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. heliada
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The larvae feed on Rinorea species.
Subspecies edit
- Cymothoe heliada heliada (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo)
- Cymothoe heliada liberatorum Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central to Sankuru)
- Cymothoe heliada mutshindji Overlaet, 1940 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Kabinda)
References edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Cymothoe heliada.
- ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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