Hypolimnas dexithea
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The Madagascar diadem, Hypolimnas dexithea, 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 Madagscar. It later became one of the species targeted by collectors on account of its size and colour.
Hypolimnas
Hypolimnas is a genus of tropical 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 Hypolimnas is a genus of tropical brush-footed butterflies commonly...
butterfly endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. The species was described in 1863 by William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson was a British naturalist, born on 9 January 1806 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and died on 28 May 1878. A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs...
from a specimen collected by J. Caldwell from Antananarivo
Antananarivo
Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....
in Madagscar. It later became one of the species targeted by collectors on account of its size and colour.