| Cymothoe | |
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| C. hobarti | |
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| female C. fumana Ghana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Limenitidinae |
| Tribe: | Limenitidini |
| Genus: | Cymothoe Hübner, [1819] |
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Cymothoe is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Limenitidinae, the admirals and relatives. They are known commonly as gliders.[1] The genus is distributed in the Afrotropical realm, where species are found mainly in forest habitat.[1] mainly in the Guinean Forests of West Africa and the Congolian forests.
- ^ a b Van Velzen, R., et al. (2009). A new hidden species of the Cymothoe caenis-complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from western Africa. Zootaxa 2197, 53-63.