Cymothoe excelsa, the scalloped red glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cymothoe |
| Species: | C. excelsa
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| Cymothoe excelsa Neustetter, 1912[1]
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The larvae feed on Rinorea species.
Subspecies
edit- Cymothoe excelsa excelsa (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
- Cymothoe excelsa deltoides Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Angola: southern Cabinda)
- Cymothoe excelsa regisleopoldi Overlaet, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur)
References
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- ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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