Hypolimnas monteironis
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Hypolimnas monteironis, the 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.[2] 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)
References
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- ^ Hypolimnas, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Retrieved 2013-09-17.
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