Biology:Hypolimnas usambara
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Red spot diadem | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hypolimnas |
| Species: | H. usambara
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypolimnas usambara (Ward, 1872)[1]
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Hypolimnas usambara, the red spot diadem or Usambara diadem, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, from the coast inland to the Usambara Mountains of Tanga Region.[2] The habitat consists of primary coastal forests.
The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hypolimnas Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_junoniini.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q13316463 entry
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