Hypolimnas octocula
Species of insect
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Hypolimnas octocula, the eight-spot butterfly, is a species of eggfly or diadem endemic to several islands and island chains in Oceania, including New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Mariana Islands.[1]
| Eight-spot butterfly | |
|---|---|
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| H. o. marianensis on Guam | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hypolimnas |
| Species: | H. octocula |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypolimnas octocula | |
It includes the following subspecies:
- H. o. octocula Butler, 1869
- H. o. pallas Grose-Smith
- H. o. elsina Butler
- H. o. formosa Herrich-Schäffer
- H. o. marianensis
