Cymothoe hobarti | |
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Kakamega Forest, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. hobarti
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Binomial name | |
Cymothoe hobarti Butler, 1900
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Cymothoe hobarti, or Hobart's red glider, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland to sub-montane forests.
Males mud-puddle and both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruit.
The larvae feed on Rinorea species.