Cymothoe is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Limenitidinae, the admirals and relatives. They are known commonly as gliders.[1] The genus is distributed in the Afrotropical realm, where species are found mainly in forest habitat.[1] mainly in the Guinean Forests of West Africa and the Congolian forests.
These are medium-large to large-size (wingspan 40-70 millimetres) often quite colourful butterflies. Species in this genus exhibit a number of different colours and patterns. Among the most remarkable are a number of species where the upperside is solid coloured bright red or orange. Another group is largely pale yellow; others deep ochreous yellow and chocolate brown or pure white.
The larvae feed on various shrubs and trees. Recorded host genera include Rawsonia and Kiggelaria (Achariaceae), Fernandoa and Kigelia (Bignoniaceae), Vismia (Hypericaceae), Dovyalis (Salicaceae) and Rinorea (Violaceae). The adults spend most of their time in the canopy but also seek out sunlit spots between the trees and feed on decaying vegetation on the forest floor.
These butterflies exhibit sexual dimorphism. Individuals can also be variable within a species, especially females. The females of C. caenis, for example, are so variable that authorities have described 20 different forms of the species based on their differences.[1]
The sister genus is Harma. The type species of the genus is Papilio althea Cramer.
Defining species groups is a convenient way of subdividing well-defined genera with a large number of recognized species. Cymothoe species are so arranged in assemblages called "species groups" but (not superspecies, but an informal phenetic arrangement). These may or may not be clades. As molecular phylogenetic studies continue, lineages distinct enough to warrant some formal degree of recognition become evident and new groupings are suggested, but consistent ranking remains a problem.
There are about 75 known species.[1]
Listed alphabetically within species groups:[2]
Cymothoe is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Limenitidinae, the admirals and relatives. They are known commonly as gliders. The genus is distributed in the Afrotropical realm, where species are found mainly in forest habitat. mainly in the Guinean Forests of West Africa and the Congolian forests.
Cymothoe est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Nymphalidae, de la sous-famille des Limenitidinae et de la tribu des Limenitidini[1].
Les espèces de ce genre présentent un dimorphisme sexuel très marqué.
Ce genre se rencontre en Afrique centrale.
Le genre Cymothoe a été décrit par l'entomologiste allemand Jakob Hübner en 1819[2]. L'espèce type est Cymothoe althea (Cramer, 1776).
Liste alphabétique par groupe[1] :
Cymothoe est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Nymphalidae, de la sous-famille des Limenitidinae et de la tribu des Limenitidini.
Cymothoe is een geslacht van vlinders uit de familie Nymphalidae. De typesoort van het geslacht is Papilio althea Cramer, 1776.
Cymothoe is een geslacht van vlinders uit de familie Nymphalidae. De typesoort van het geslacht is Papilio althea Cramer, 1776.
Cymothoe er en artsrik slekt av sommerfugler som tilhører gruppen Limenitidinae i den store familien flikvinger (Nymphalidae). De er gode flygere og seiler gjerne på stive vinger. De fleste av artene er tropiske, de er utbredt i Afrika.
Middelsstore (vingespenn 40-70 millimeter), bredvingede, ofte ganske fargerike sommerfugler. Artene i denne slekten viser en rekke ulike farger og mønstre. Blant de mest oppsiktsvekkende er en rekke arter der oversiden er ensfarget skarpt rød eller oransje.
Diise sommerfuglene lever i skog, gjerne regnskog. Larvene lever på ulike busker og trær. Registrerte verts-slekter inkluderer Rawsonia og Kiggelaria (Achariaceae), Fernandoa og Kigelia (Bignoniaceae), Vismia (Hypericaceae), Dovyalis (Salicaceae) og Rinorea (Violaceae). De voksne sommerfuglene oppsøker gjerne solbelyste flekker mellom trærne.
Slekten er utbredt i Afrika.
Slektens plassering i Neptini er usikker. Cymothoe-artene skiller seg utseendemessig ganske mye fra de andre Neptini. Slekten blir delt inn i artsgrupper som antas å representere monofyletiske grupper.
Cymothoe er en artsrik slekt av sommerfugler som tilhører gruppen Limenitidinae i den store familien flikvinger (Nymphalidae). De er gode flygere og seiler gjerne på stive vinger. De fleste av artene er tropiske, de er utbredt i Afrika.
Cymothoe caenis
Drury, [1773]
有80餘種[1]，詳見正文。
漪蛺蝶屬（Glider，學名：Cymothoe）是線蛺蝶亞科環蛺蝶族裡的一屬。物種廣泛分佈於非洲的熱帶地區。
串珠漪蛺蝶類群
伊比漪蛺蝶類群
橙紅漪蛺蝶類群
(未知類群)
黃亮漪蛺蝶類群
(未知類群)
福滿漪蛺蝶類群
(未知類群)
新生漪蛺蝶類群
(未知類群)
血漪蛺蝶類群
(未知類群)
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