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Danaid Eggfly

Hypolimnas missipus

Photo by lisa2
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Field Notes

Description:

Upper side all black except for round spots (dots)

Notes:

On the way back from a day tour, found this lovely butterfly, busy flitting from flower to flower.

Species ID Suggestions

Eggfly

Hypolimnas misippus or bolina

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Ryan Fezz
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Hypolimnas missipus

Danaid Eggfly

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lisa2
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Comments (2)
Ryan Fezz
My money is on misippus but without the ventral side its hard to tell

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Butterflies in the Philippines
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PublishedJuly 23, 2013

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