| Hypolimnas anthedon |
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male H. a. anthedon
Bobiri Forest, Ghana |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Nymphalidae |
| Genus: |
Hypolimnas |
| Species: |
H. anthedon |
| Binomial name |
Hypolimnas anthedon
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| Synonyms |
- Diadema anthedon Doubleday, 1845
- Diadema damoclina Trimen, 1869
- Papilio dubius Palisot de Beauvois, [1813-1830]
- Diadema anthedon Doubleday, 1845
- Hypolimnas dubia ab. cerberus Aurivillius, 1894
- Hypolimnas daemona Staudinger, 1896
- Hypolimnas daemona var. daemonides Staudinger, 1896
- Hypolimnas dubius ab. latepicta Bartel, 1905
- Hypolimnas dubius poensis Rothschild, 1918
- Hypolimnas dubia dubia f. pseudodamoclina Dufrane, 1945
- Hypolimnas dubia dubia ab. mariae Dufrane, 1945
- Diadema wahlbergi Wallengren, 1857
- Diadema mima Trimen, 1869
- Euralia anthedon var. marginalis Butler, 1875
- Hypolimnas angustilimbata Weymer, 1892
- Hypolimnas mima f. millari Aurivillius, 1913
- Panopea drucei Butler, 1874
- Panopea bewsheri Butler, 1879
- Panopea diffusa Butler, 1880
- Hypolimnas madagascariensis Mabille, 1881
- Hypolimnas lutescens Mabille, 1887
- Hypolimnas limbata Crowley, 1890
- Hypolimnas dubius mayottensis Rothschild, 1918
- Hypolimnas dubia antelmei Le Cerf, 1928
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Hypolimnas anthedon, the variable eggfly or variable diadem, is a species of Hypolimnas butterfly found in southern Africa. There are four known subspecies, but it is very variable species with many morphs.
The wingspan of the variable eggfly is 75–80 for males and 74–90 for females.
Its flight period is year round, peaking in late summer.
The larva of Hypolimnas anthedon eat: Fleurya species, Urera camerooensis, Urera camerooensis, Urtica, and Berkheya.