''Cymothoe megaesta'' 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

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 larvae feed on '' Rinorea lepidobotrys''.

References

Butterflies described in 1890 Cymothoe (butterfly) Endemic fauna of Cameroon Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub