''Cymothoe meridionalis'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

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 ha ...

. It is found in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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Subspecies

*''Cymothoe meridionalis meridionalis'' (Democratic Republic of the Congo: south to southern Kabinda and western Lualaba) *''Cymothoe meridionalis ghesquierei'' Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Maniema and Tshopo)

References

Butterflies described in 1944 Cymothoe (butterfly) Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub