''Cymothoe preussi'', or Preuss' orange 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 can be 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 western
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.
Adult females mimic moths of 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 ...
''.
References
Butterflies described in 1890
Cymothoe (butterfly)
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by Otto Staudinger
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