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Hypolimnas monteironis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Genus
  
Hypolimnas

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Hypolimnas, Hypolimnas dinarcha, Hypolimnas anthedon, Hypolimnas salmacis, Butterflies and moths

Hypolimnas monteironis, the Black-tipped Diadem or Scarce Blue Diadem, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron and Fleurya species.

Subspecies

  • Hypolimnas monteironis monteironis (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Hypolimnas monteironis major Rothschild, 1918 (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

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