Hypolimnas dinarcha explained

Hypolimnas dinarcha, the large variable diadem or large variable eggfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of heavy lowland forests and secondary forests with a closed canopy.

The larvae feed on Fleurya species.

Subspecies

• Hypolimnas chapmani dinarcha (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola: Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic)
• Hypolimnas chapmani grandis Rothschild, 1918 (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini . 2012-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110182233/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_junoniini.doc . 2013-11-10 . dead .