Cymothoe (butterfly) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Cymothoe is a butterfly genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

in the subfamily Limenitidinae

Limenitidinae

Limenitidinae is a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives. The common names of many species and genera reference military ranks or – namely the Adoliadini – titles of nobility , in reference to these butterflies' large size, bold pattern and dashing flight...

Species

Listed alphabetically within species groups.

The oemilius species-group
- Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1859)
The hyarbita species-group
- Cymothoe hyarbita (Hewitson, [1866])
- Cymothoe reinholdi (Plötz, 1880)
The lucasi species-group
- Cymothoe lucasii (Doumet, 1859)
- Cymothoe megaesta Staudinger, 1889
- Cymothoe owassae Schultze, 1916
Unknown species-group
- Cymothoe orphnina Karsch, 1894
The lurida species-group
- Cymothoe colmanti Aurivillius, 1898
- Cymothoe hypatha (Hewitson, 1866)
- Cymothoe lurida (Butler, 1871)
Unknown species-group
- Cymothoe cyclades (Ward, 1871)
- Cymothoe fontainei Overlaet, 1952
- Cymothoe heliada (Hewitson, 1874)
- Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
- Cymothoe hesiodina Schultze, 1908
- Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1889
- Cymothoe howarthi Rydon, 1981
- Cymothoe isiro Rydon, 1981
- Cymothoe ochreata Grose-Smith, 1890
- Cymothoe sassiana Schouteden, 1912
- Cymothoe weymeri Suffert, 1904
The fumana species-group
- Cymothoe fumana (Westwood, 1850)
- Cymothoe haynae Dewitz, 1886
Unknown species-group
- Cymothoe althea (Cramer, [1776])
- Cymothoe amenides (Hewitson, 1874)
- Cymothoe capella (Ward, 1871)
- Cymothoe caprina Aurivillius, 1897
- Cymothoe consanguis Aurivillius, 1896
- Cymothoe coranus
  Cymothoe coranus
  The Blonde Glider or Coast Glider is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania....
  
  (Grose-Smith, 1889)
- Cymothoe eris Aurivillius, 1896
The caenis species-group
- Cymothoe alcimeda
  Cymothoe alcimeda
  The Battling Glider is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.The wingspan is 40-50 mm for males and 45-55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly in summer from October onwards...
  
  (Godart, [1824])
- Cymothoe alticola Libert & Collins, 1997
- Cymothoe caenis
  Cymothoe caenis
  Cymothoe caenis is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa, from Sierra Leone to Angola and Uganda....
  
  (Drury, [1773])
- Cymothoe jodutta (Westwood, 1850)
- Cymothoe teita van Someren, 1939
Unknown species-group
- Cymothoe adela Staudinger, 1889
- Cymothoe altisidora (Hewitson, 1869)
- Cymothoe amaniensis Rydon, 1980
- Cymothoe angulifascia Aurivillius, 1897
- Cymothoe aubergeri Plantrou, 1977
- Cymothoe aurivillii Staudinger, 1899
- Cymothoe beckeri (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853])
- Cymothoe collarti Overlaet, 1942
- Cymothoe collinsi Rydon, 1980
- Cymothoe cottrelli Rydon, 1980
- Cymothoe dujardini Viette, 1971
- Cymothoe indamora Hewitson, 1866
- Cymothoe lambertoni Oberthür, 1923
- Cymothoe lucretia Neustetter, 1916
- Cymothoe magambae Rydon, 1980
- Cymothoe melanjae Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Cymothoe vumbui Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Cymothoe zenkeri Richelmann, 1913
- Cymothoe zombana Bethune-Baker, 1926
The sangaris species-group
- Cymothoe anitorgis (Hewitson, 1874)
- Cymothoe aramis (Hewitson, 1865)
- Cymothoe coccinata (Hewitson, 1874)
- Cymothoe euthalioides Kirby, 1889
- Cymothoe harmilla (Hewitson, 1874)
- Cymothoe hobarti
  Cymothoe hobarti
  Hobart's Red Glider is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa, from Cameroon to Western Kenya.The following subspecies are recognised:*Cymothoe hobarti hobarti...
  
  Butler, 1900
- Cymothoe magnus Joicey & Talbot, 1928
- Cymothoe ogova (Plötz, 1880)
- Cymothoe sangaris
  Cymothoe sangaris
  Cymothoe sangaris is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Central Africa.Some authors believe the species should be split into separate species. They base this on morphologic characteristics and DNA-research. The new species would be speciliased in one food plant...
  
  (Godart, 1824)
Unknown species-group
- Cymothoe arcuata Overlaet, 1945
- Cymothoe crocea Schultze, 1917
- Cymothoe distincta Overlaet, 1944
- Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912
- Cymothoe haimodia (Grose-Smith, 1887)
- Cymothoe hartigi Belcastro, 1990
- Cymothoe mabillei Overlaet, 1944
- Cymothoe meridionalis Overlaet, 1944
- Cymothoe preussi Staudinger, 1889
- Cymothoe radialis Gaede, 1916
- Cymothoe rebeli Neustetter, 1912
- Cymothoe reginaeelisabethae Holland, 1920

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