Hypolimnas chapmani

Chapman's eggfly
	In Adalbert Seitz's 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)[1]
Synonyms
	Diadema chapmani Hewitson, 1873; Hypolimnas chapmani ab. fasciata Aurivillius, 1894;

Hypolimnas chapmani, the Chapman's eggfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults are probably mimics of Acraea umbra.

References

"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.