Hypolimnas octocula
| Eight-spot butterfly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| H. o. marianensis on Guam | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hypolimnas |
| Species: | H. octocula |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypolimnas octocula Butler (1869) | |
Hypolimnas octocula, known as the Eight-Spot Butterfly, is a species of eggfly or diadems endemic to several islands and island chains in Oceania, including New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Mariana Islands.[1]
It includes the following sub-species:
- H. o. octocula Butler, 1869
- H. o. pallas Grose-Smith
- H. o. elsina Butler
- H. o. formosa Herrich-Schäffer
- H. o. marianensis
References
- ↑ "Hypolimnas". funet.fi. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
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