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Diadems & Eggflies
Hypolimnas
Hypolimnas is a genus of tropical brush-footed butterflies commonly known as eggflies or diadems. The genus contains approximately 23 species, most of which are found in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. One species, the Danaid eggfly (H. misippus), is noted for its exceptionally wide distribution across five continents; it is the only Hypolimnas species found in the Americas.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Great Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas bolina
Danaid Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas misippus
Malayan Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas anomala
Variable Diadem
speciesHypolimnas anthedon
Blue-banded Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas alimena
Blue Diadem Butterfly
speciesHypolimnas salmacis
Madagascar Diadem
speciesHypolimnas dexithea
Spotted Crow Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas antilope
Scarce Blue Diadem
speciesHypolimnas monteironis
Eight-Spot Butterfly
speciesHypolimnas octocula
Hypolimnas deois
speciesHypolimnas deois
Hypolimnas diomea
speciesHypolimnas diomea
Deceptive Diadem
speciesHypolimnas deceptor
Large Variable Diadem
speciesHypolimnas dinarcha
Hypolimnas pithoeka
speciesHypolimnas pithoeka
Hypolimnas pandarus
speciesHypolimnas pandarus
Red Spot Diadem
speciesHypolimnas usambara
Hypolimnas bartelotti
speciesHypolimnas bartelotti
Timor Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas saundersii
Hypolimnas mechowi
speciesHypolimnas mechowi
Tanzanian Diadem
speciesHypolimnas antevorta
Fijian Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas inopinata
Chapman’s Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas chapmani
Hypolimnas euploeoides
speciesHypolimnas euploeoides
Hypolimnas exiguus
speciesHypolimnas exiguus
Cote d’Ivoire Eggfly
speciesHypolimnas aubergeri
Hypolimnas macarthuri
speciesHypolimnas macarthuri
Hypolimnas aurifascia
speciesHypolimnas aurifascia
Hypolimnas dimona
speciesHypolimnas dimona
Hypolimnas errabunda
speciesHypolimnas errabunda
Hypolimnas afra
speciesHypolimnas afra
Hypolimnas catalai
speciesHypolimnas catalai
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51579.