Hypolimnas bartelotti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Hypolimnas |
Species: | H. bartelotti |
Binomial name | |
Hypolimnas bartelotti Grose-Smith, 1890 [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Hypolimnas bartelotti is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in western Uganda. [2]
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.
Hypolimnas bolina, the great eggfly, common eggfly, varied eggfly, or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found from Madagascar to Asia and Australia.
Hypolimnas alimena, the blue-banded eggfly, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.
Hypolimnas antevorta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Tanzania. The habitat consists of sub-montane forests at altitudes of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
Hypolimnas aubergeri, the Côte d'Ivoire eggfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, eastern and central Ivory Coast and possibly Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.
Hypolimnas chapmani, the Chapman's eggfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.
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.
Hypolimnas macarthuri is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Central African Republic.
Hypolimnas mechowi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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.
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.
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. The habitat consists of primary coastal forests.
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.
Amauris damocles, the small monk, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry forests, Guinea savanna and disturbed areas in the rainforest zone.
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.
Taenaris is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Amathusiinae, that distributed throughout Australasia with a majority of species being located on the island of New Guinea. They are commonly known as the owl butterflies.
Hypolimnas anomala, commonly known as the Malayan eggfly or crow eggfly, is a species of eggfly.
Tirumala hamata, the dark tiger, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is distributed from the Philippines to Australia and Pacific oceanic islands such as Samoa. In Australia, the butterflies perform mass migrations to the south in some years. In April 1995, the butterfly made a rare migratory journey to New Zealand, coinciding with the appearance of Hypolimnas bolina on the islands.
Hypolimnas pithoeca is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Hypolimnas pandarus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.