Hypolimnas chapmani
| Chapman’s Eggfly | |
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| Hypolimnas chapmani depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hypolimnas |
| Species: | H. chapmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypolimnas chapmani (Hewitson, 1873)[1] | |
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The Chapman’s Eggfly (Hypolimnas chapmani) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Adults are probably mimics of Acraea umbra.
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- ↑ Hypolimnas, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini
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