Hypolimnas octocula

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Eight-spot butterfly (Hypolimnas octocula)

- Classification: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Lepidoptera; Family Nymphalidae; Genus Hypolimnas; Species Hypolimnas octocula. Binomial name: Hypolimnas octocula. Described by Butler in 1869.
- Overview: The eight-spot butterfly is a type of eggfly/diadem butterfly. It lives on several islands in Oceania, including New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and the Mariana Islands.
- Subspecies: There are subspecies, but details aren’t listed here.