''Hypolimnas aubergeri'', the C么te d'Ivoire eggfly, is a
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
. It is found in
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 馂馂き馂げ馂か, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, 邧邔攥撸邖攉, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: R茅publique de Guin茅e), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
(the
Nimba Mountains
The Nimba Range forms part of the southern extent of the Guinea Highlands. The highest peak is Mount Richard-Molard on the border of C么te d'Ivoire and Guinea, at 1,752 m (5,750 ft). "Mount Nimba" may refer either to Mount Richard-Molar ...
), eastern and central
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as C么te d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of C么te d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
(French: ''C么te d'Ivoire'') and possibly
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
.
The habitat consists of forests.
Adults of both sexes mimic the black and white females of ''
Acraea macaria'' and ''
Acraea alcinoe''.
References
Butterflies described in 1987
aubergeri
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