Hypolimnas usambara

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

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.

The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron.^[1]

References[edit]

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

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[funet-1] "Hypolimnas Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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