Hypolimnas antilope

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Hypolimnas antilope
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hypolimnas
Species:
H. antilope
Binomial name
Hypolimnas antilope
(Cramer, [1777]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio antilopeCramer, [1777]
  • Hypolimnas violariaFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Hypolimnas pseudopithoecaFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Hypolimnas circumscriptaFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Diadema albulaWallace, 1869
  • Diadema lutescensButler, 1874
  • Hypolimnas shortlandicaRibbe, 1898
  • Diadema scopasGodman & Salvin, 1888

Hypolimnas antilope, the spotted crow eggfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Malaya to the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia.

The larvae feed on Asystasia , Graptophyllum , Pseuderanthemum , Oreocnide and Pipturus species (including Pipturus argenteus ).

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Hypolimnas Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms