Hypolimnas usambara

Hypolimnas usambara, the red spot diadem or Usambara diadem, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, from the coast inland to the Usambara Mountains of Tanga Region.[2] The habitat consists of primary coastal forests.

Red spot diadem
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hypolimnas
Species:
H. usambara
Binomial name
Hypolimnas usambara
(Ward, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diadema usambara Ward, 1872
  • Hypolimnas imperialis Staudinger, 1885

The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron.[1]

References
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  1. "Hypolimnas Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-05-29.


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