''Cymothoe heliada'' 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

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 ...

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 ...

, the Republic of the Congo and the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
/ref> The habitat consists of forests. 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.

Subspecies

*''Cymothoe heliada heliada'' (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo) *''Cymothoe heliada liberatorum'' Overlaet, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central to Sankuru) *''Cymothoe heliada mutshindji'' Overlaet, 1940 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Kabinda)

References

Butterflies described in 1874 Cymothoe (butterfly) Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Limenitidinae-stub