Hypolimnas monteironis

Hypolimnas monteironis, the black-tipped diadem or scarce blue diadem, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1874. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Hypolimnas monteironis
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Hypolimnas
Species:	H. monteironis
Binomial name
Hypolimnas monteironis (H. Druce, 1874)[1]
Subspecies
H. m. monteironis H. m. major
Synonyms
Diadema monteironis H. Druce, 1874

The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron and Fleurya species.

Subspecies

• Hypolimnas monteironis monteironis (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Hypolimnas monteironis major Rothschild, 1918 (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

1. Savela, Markku (December 26, 2018). "Hypolimnas monteironis (Druce, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-09-17.