About Kallimoides rumia
Kallimoides is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. This genus holds only a single species: Kallimoides rumia, commonly known as the African leaf butterfly. This species can be found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Bioko, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is made up of forests. Adult African leaf butterflies are attracted to sucking trees, and will sometimes also be drawn to fallen fruit and banana-baited traps. The larvae of this species feed on plants from the Brillantaisa genus.
