Hypolimnas 2826330 194426831 2008-02-27T15:24:49Z Eubot 231599 Removed taxobox colour. See [[User:Eubot/Removing colours from taxoboxen]]. {{Taxobox | name = Eggflies or diadems | image = Hypolimnas bolina.JPG | image_width = 200px | image_caption = [[Great Eggfly]] | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] | subordo = [[Ditrysia]] | infraordo = [[Rhopalocera]] | superfamilia = [[Papilionoidea]] | familia = [[Brush-footed butterfly|Nymphalidae]] | subfamilia = [[Nymphalinae]] | tribus = [[Kallimini]] | genus = '''''Hypolimnas''''' | genus_authority = [[Jacob Hübner|Hübner]], 1819 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''Hypolimnas alimena''<br> ''Hypolimnas anomala''<br> ''Hypolimnas antevorta''<br> ''Hypolimnas anthedon''<br> ''Hypolimnas antilope''<br> ''Hypolimnas bartteloti''<br> ''[[Hypolimnas bolina]]''<br> ''Hypolimnas chapmani''<br> ''Hypolimnas deceptor''<br> ''Hypolimnas deois''<br> ''Hypolimnas dexithea''<br> ''Hypolimnas dinarcha''<br> ''Hypolimnas diomea''<br> ''Hypolimnas fraterna''<br> ''Hypolimnas mechowi''<br> ''[[Hypolimnas misippus]]''<br> ''Hypolimnas monteironis''<br> ''Hypolimnas octocula''<br> ''Hypolimnas pandarus''<br> ''Hypolimnas pithoeka''<br> ''Hypolimnas salmacis''<br> ''Hypolimnas saundersii''<br> ''Hypolimnas usambara'' }} '''''Hypolimnas''''' is a [[genus]] of tropical [[brush-footed butterfly|brush-footed butterflies]] commonly known as '''eggflies''' or '''diadems'''. The genus contains approximately 23 [[species]], most of which are found in [[Africa]], [[Asia]], and [[Oceania]]. One species, the [[Danaid Eggfly]] (''H. misippus''), is noted for its exceptionally wide distribution across five [[continents]]; it is the only ''Hypolimnas'' species found in the [[Americas]]. Eggflies are known for their marked [[sexual dimorphism]] and [[mimic|Batesian mimicry]] of [[poison]]ous [[milkweed butterfly|milkweed butterflies]] (Danainae). For example, the Danaid Eggfly mimics ''[[Danaus chrysippus]]'' while the [[Great Eggfly]] (''H. bolina'') mimics the [[Euploea core|Australian Crow]] (''Euploea core''). In each case, the eggfly mimics the danainid's markings, thus adopting the latter's distasteful reputation to [[predator]]s without being poisonous itself. == References == *Lewis, H. L. (1974). ''Butterflies of the World''. ISBN 0-245-52097-X *Miller, L. D., and Miller, J. Y. (2004). ''The Butterfly Handbook'', pp. 134&ndash;135. Barron's Educational Series, Inc.; Hauppauge, New York. ISBN 0-7641-5714-0 *Wynter-Blyth, M. A. (1957). ''Butterflies of the Indian Region''. (1982 Reprint) [[Category:hypolimnas|*]] [[fr:Hypolimnas]]