Hypolimnas anthedon

Last updated

Hypolimnas anthedon
Variable eggfly (Hypolimnas anthedon anthedon) male.jpg
male H. a. anthedon
Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hypolimnas
Species:
H. anthedon
Binomial name
Hypolimnas anthedon
(Doubleday, 1845) [1]
Synonyms
  • Diadema anthedonDoubleday, 1845
  • Diadema damoclinaTrimen, 1869
  • Papilio dubiusPalisot de Beauvois, [1813-1830]
  • Diadema anthedonDoubleday, 1845
  • Hypolimnas dubia ab. cerberusAurivillius, 1894
  • Hypolimnas daemonaStaudinger, 1896
  • Hypolimnas daemona var. daemonidesStaudinger, 1896
  • Hypolimnas dubius ab. latepictaBartel, 1905
  • Hypolimnas dubius poensisRothschild, 1918
  • Hypolimnas dubia dubia f. pseudodamoclinaDufrane, 1945
  • Hypolimnas dubia dubia ab. mariaeDufrane, 1945
  • Diadema wahlbergiWallengren, 1857
  • Diadema mimaTrimen, 1869
  • Euralia anthedon var. marginalisButler, 1875
  • Hypolimnas angustilimbataWeymer, 1892
  • Hypolimnas mima f. millariAurivillius, 1913
  • Panopea druceiButler, 1874
  • Panopea bewsheriButler, 1879
  • Panopea diffusaButler, 1880
  • Hypolimnas madagascariensisMabille, 1881
  • Hypolimnas lutescensMabille, 1887
  • Hypolimnas limbataCrowley, 1890
  • Hypolimnas dubius mayottensisRothschild, 1918
  • Hypolimnas dubia antelmeiLe Cerf, 1928

Hypolimnas anthedon, the variable eggfly or variable diadem, is a species of Hypolimnas butterfly found in southern Africa. [1] There are four known subspecies, but it is very variable species with many morphs.

The wingspan of the variable eggfly is 75–80  for males and 74–90  for females. [2]

Its flight period is year round, peaking in late summer. [2]

The larva of Hypolimnas anthedon eat: Fleurya species, Urera camerooensis , Urera camerooensis , Urtica , and Berkheya . [1] [2]

Subspecies

Related Research Articles

<i>Hypolimnas</i> Genus of butterflies

Hypolimnas is a genus of tropical brush-footed butterflies commonly known as eggflies or diadems. The genus contains approximately 23 species, most of which are found in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. One species, the Danaid eggfly, is noted for its exceptionally wide distribution across five continents; it is the only Hypolimnas species found in the Americas.

Deudorix dinomenes, the orange playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa.

<i>Hypolimnas deceptor</i> Species of butterfly

Hypolimnas deceptor, the deceptive eggfly or deceptive diadem, is a species of Hypolimnas butterfly found in southern Africa.

<i>Nepheronia argia</i> Species of butterfly

Nepheronia argia, the large vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa.

<i>Appias epaphia</i> Species of butterfly

Appias epaphia, the diverse white or African albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland.

<i>Leptosia alcesta</i> Species of butterfly

Leptosia alcesta, the African wood white or flip flop, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in Africa.

<i>Appias sylvia</i> Species of butterfly

Appias sylvia, the woodland albatross white or common albatross, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi. The habitat consists of forests.

<i>Salamis cacta</i> Species of butterfly

Salamis cacta, the lilac mother-of-pearl or lilac beauty, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests, including disturbed forest habitats.

<i>Hypolimnas dinarcha</i> Species of butterfly

Hypolimnas dinarcha, the large variable diadem or large variable eggfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of heavy lowland forests and secondary forests with a closed canopy.

<i>Hypolimnas monteironis</i> Species of butterfly

Hypolimnas monteironis, the black-tipped diadem or scarce blue diadem, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1874. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

<i>Hypolimnas salmacis</i> Species of butterfly

Hypolimnas salmacis, the blue diadem, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, the DRC, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.

<i>Amauris tartarea</i> Species of butterfly

Amauris tartarea, the monk or dusky friar, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. The habitat consists of various types of forests.

<i>Acraea aurivillii</i> Species of butterfly

Acraea aurivillii, the large alciope acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia. The habitat consists of forests.

<i>Pseudoneptis</i> Monotypic brush-footed butterfly genus

Pseudoneptis is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species Pseudoneptis bugandensis, the blue sailer or blue sergeant. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forest with a canopy, including dry and disturbed forests.

<i>Pilodeudorix camerona</i> Species of butterfly

Pilodeudorix camerona, the tufted green-streaked playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of savanna.

<i>Deudorix lorisona</i> Species of butterfly

Deudorix lorisona, the coffee playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of dense savanna and forests.

<i>Pentila pauli</i> Species of butterfly

Pentila pauli, the Paul's buff, Paul's pentila or spotted pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of deciduous woodland and forest margins.

<i>Sarangesa brigida</i> Species of butterfly

Sarangesa brigida, commonly known as Brigid's elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forest edges and clearings.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hypolimnas Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived 2018-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.