Cymothoe herminia

Cymothoe herminia, the Herminia glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland to submontane forests.

Cymothoe herminia
Male, Boukoko, Lobaye, CAR
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cymothoe
Species:	C. herminia
Binomial name
Cymothoe herminia (Grose-Smith, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
Harma herminia Grose-Smith, 1887 Cymothoe sultani Bryk, 1915 Cymothoe siegfriedi Bryk, 1915 Cymothoe herminia var. poensis Holland, 1920 Cymothoe herminia var. vulcanica Schultze, 1920 Harma johnstoni Butler, 1902 Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. confluens van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. bipartita van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. kakamega van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe herminia johnstoni f. budongo van Someren, 1939 Cymothoe overlaeti Overlaet, 1942 Cymothoe herminia r. katshokwe Overlaet, 1940 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. kaluundu Overlaet, 1940 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe var. interrupta Overlaet, 1940 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. diffusa Overlaet, 1942 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. burgeoni Overlaet, 1942 Cymothoe herminia katshokwe f. praeformata Overlaet, 1942

Female

Adults are attracted to fermented fruit.

The larvae feed on Dovyalis, Rawsonia and Dasylepis species.