Biology:Hypolimnas chapmani

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Chapman's eggfly
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hypolimnas
Species:
H. chapmani
Binomial name
Hypolimnas chapmani
(Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diadema chapmani Hewitson, 1873
  • Hypolimnas chapmani ab. fasciata Aurivillius, 1894

Hypolimnas chapmani, the Chapman's eggfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults are probably mimics of Acraea umbra.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5959700 entry