Cymothoe vumbui

Cymothoe vumbui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cymothoe
Species: C. vumbui
Binomial name
Cymothoe vumbui
Bethune-Baker, 1926[1]

Cymothoe vumbui, the Vumba Glider, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

Adult males mud puddle. Both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruit. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from September to November and again from February to April.

The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida.

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