Cymothoe hypatha, the large lurid glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary 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. hypatha
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The larvae feed on Rinorea species.
Subspecies edit
- Cymothoe hypatha hypatha (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Gabon, Central African Republic, Angola, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Cymothoe hypatha okomu Hecq & Larsen, 1997 (western Nigeria)
References edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Cymothoe hypatha.
- ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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