About Cymothoe herminia (Smith, 1887)
Cymothoe herminia, commonly known as the Herminia glider, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This species is distributed across Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat ranges from lowland forests to submontane forests. Adult Herminia gliders are attracted to fermented fruit. The larvae of this species feed on plants from the Dovyalis, Rawsonia, and Dasylepis genera.
