''Cymothoe haimodia'', the haimodia red glider, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

in the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a re ...

. It is found in eastern

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...

and

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...

.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
/ref> The habitat consists of forests. Females closely resemble moths of the genus ''

Aletis ''Scopula'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. Species It has 705 species which are listed here alphabetically. A *'' Scopula ablativa'' (Dognin, 1911) *''Scopula abolita'' Herbulot ...

'', of which they might be

mimic MIMIC, known in capitalized form only, is a former simulation computer language developed 1964 by H. E. Petersen, F. J. Sansom and L. M. Warshawsky of Systems Engineering Group within the Air Force Materiel Command at the Wright-Patterson AFB in ...

s. The larvae feed on ''

Rinorea ''Rinorea'' is a genus of plant in family Violaceae. Species include: * ''Rinorea abbreviata'' G. Achoundong & J.J. Bos * ''Rinorea acommanthera'' Gagnep. * '' Rinorea antioquiensis'' Smith & Fernández * ''Rinorea bicornuta'' Hekking * ''Rino ...

'' species.

References

Butterflies described in 1887 Cymothoe (butterfly) Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Henley Grose-Smith {{Limenitidinae-stub