Cymothoe sangaris

Cymothoe sangaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. sangaris
Binomial name
Cymothoe sangaris Godart, 1824

Cymothoe sangaris is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. ^[1] It is found in Central Africa.

Some authors believe the species should be split into separate species. They base this on morphologic characteristics (mainly in the females) and DNA-research. The new species would be speciliased in one food plant. ^[2]

Currently, the following subspecies are recognised:

• Cymothoe sangaris sangaris (Sierra Leone to Nigeria)
• Cymothoe sangaris rubrior (Central Zaire)
• Cymothoe sangaris luluana (Kasai, Shaba and Sankuru in Zaire)

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

References

1. ^ Markku Savela (February 2, 2008). "Cymothoe genus". funet.fi. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/limenitidinae/cymothoe/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
2. ^ Robin van Velzen, Freek T. Bakker & Joop J.A. van Loon (2007) DNA barcoding reveals hidden species diversity in Cymothoe (Nymphalidae), Proc. Neth. Entomol. Soci. Meet., vol. 18, pp. 95-103.