Cymothoe distincta

Cymothoe distincta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2]

Cymothoe distincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cymothoe
Species:
C. distincta
Binomial name
Cymothoe distincta
Overlaet, 1944[1]
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe excelsior distincta f. kambazae Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsior trolliae Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsior distincta f. caeca Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe aramoides Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe excelsior f. neustetteri Overlaet, 1945
  • Cymothoe excelsior f. kivuensis Overlaet, 1944

Subspecies
  • Cymothoe distincta distincta (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cymothoe distincta kivuensis Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley)

References
  1. "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini


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