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Western Red Glider

Cymothoe mabillei

Description:

There are 72 described species in the genus Cymothoe, a group of large and magnificent butterflies commonly known as Gliders. The genus is entirely Afrotropical in distribution. The female of mabillei is similar to that of most other Cymothoe species, with a whitish ground colour, a dark brown basal area, and a series of large dark submarginal chevrons, while the male is fiery orange-red.

Habitat:

Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Reserve. Cymothoe mabillei is a west African species, found from Sierra Leone to Ghana.

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1 Comment

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 5 years ago

Beautiful!

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Ashanti Region, Ghana

Spotted on May 7, 2017
Submitted on May 10, 2018

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