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)
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

^ Hypolimnas, Site of Markku Savela
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini

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[funet-1] Hypolimnas, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini

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