Hypolimnas dexithea
Hypolimnas dexithea (Madagascar diadem) is a species of Hypolimnas butterfly endemic to Madagascar. The species was described in 1863 by William Chapman Hewitson from a specimen collected by J. Caldwell from Antananarivo in Madagascar. It later became one of the species targeted by collectors on account of its size and colour.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Hypolimnas |
Species: | H. dexithea |
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Hypolimnas dexithea possède deux ailes avant noir taché de blanc, des ailes arrières blanches composé de deux grosses rayures rouges, au bout de chaque aile sont placés des formes ressemblant à des picos bleus.
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