Cymothoe coranus
Cymothoe coranus, the blonde glider or coast glider, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania.
| Cymothoe coranus | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. coranus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymothoe coranus (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 60–68 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from February to April. Peaks occur from October to December.[2]
The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida.
Subspecies
- Cymothoe coranus coranus (coast of Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)
- Cymothoe coranus dowsetti Beaurain, 1988 (Malawi: west to Kasitu Rock)
- Cymothoe coranus kiellandi Beaurain, 1988 (western Tanzania)
- Cymothoe coranus murphyi Beaurain, 1988 (Malawi: Mount Mlanje)
References
- "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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