Hypolimnas chapmani

Chapman’s Eggfly
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]
Synonyms
  • Diadema chapmani Hewitson, 1873
  • Hypolimnas chapmani ab. fasciata Aurivillius, 1894

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.

References

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