Cynandra
Sign in to saveCynandra opis, the brilliant nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Cynandra. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dense forests.
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Vinony's link graph records 16 inbound references to Cynandra, and connects out to Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ghana.
Vinony files it under Limenitidinae, Monotypic butterfly genera and Nymphalidae genera.
Vinony links it to 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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Cynandra opis, the brilliant nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Cynandra. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dense forests.
The larvae feed on Dissotis species.
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