
Naming
Some authors believe the species should be split into separate species. They base this on morphological characteristics and DNA research. The new species would be specialised in one food plant.Currently, the following subspecies are recognised:
⤷ ''Cymothoe sangaris sangaris''
─⟶ Range: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, DRC: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, North Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kwango, Kasai, Sankuru and Maniema provinces
⤷ ''Cymothoe sangaris luluana'' Overlaet, 1945
─⟶ Range: DRC: Lualaba and Lomami provinces, Zambia
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