Cymothoe meridionalis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Cymothoe meridionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species:
C. meridionalis
Binomial name
Cymothoe meridionalis
Overlaet, 1944[1]
Synonyms
  • Cymothoe meridionalis f. vermaki Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe meridionalis f. ornata Overlaet, 1944
  • Cymothoe meridionalis f. diffusa Overlaet, 1944

Subspecies

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Cymothoe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini