Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hypolimnas | |
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Similar Hypolimnas monteironis, Hypolimnas anthedon, Hypolimnas salmacis, Salamis cacta, Hypolimnas deceptor | ||
Hypolimnas dinarcha, the Large Variable Diadem or Large Variable Eggfly, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of heavy lowland forests and secondary forests with a closed canopy.
Adult males mud-puddle and are also occasionally attracted to fermented fruit and animal droppings. There are two colour morphs. The light morph may be a mimic of a day-flying moth, while the dark morph appears to be a mimic of Amauris vashti.
The larvae feed on Fleurya species.
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