Hypolimnas octocula

Description

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. 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