Cymothoe coranus | |
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cymothoe |
Species: | C. coranus
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Binomial name | |
Cymothoe coranus (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1]
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Cymothoe coranus, the blonde glider or coast glider, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania.
The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 60–68 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from February to April. Peaks occur from October to December.[2]
The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida.