''Cymothoe vumbui'', the Vumba 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

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

and

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...

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

mud-puddle Mud-puddling, or simply puddling, is a behaviour most conspicuous in butterflies, but occurs in other animals as well, mainly insects; they seek out nutrients in certain moist substances such as rotting plant matter, mud and carrion and they suc ...

. Both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruit. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from September to November and again from February to April. The larvae feed on ''

Rawsonia lucida ''Rawsonia lucida'' (synonym ''R. reticulata'') is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is found in eastern, central and southern Africa. References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q17565381, from2=Q7297072 lucida Lucida (pro ...

''.

References

Butterflies described in 1926 Cymothoe (butterfly) Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by George Thomas Bethune-Baker {{Limenitidinae-stub