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Common eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina
-37.7846, 144.952
Field Notes
Description:
This female specimen is very variable. The male specimen has white spots with borders that reflect blue/purple light at certain angles. The same tattered male specimen continually landed on my daughter.
Habitat:
Melbourne zoo butterfly display.
Notes:
The male shows reflective color zones on the wings to attract partners. Female hypolimnas are very variable and some species are polymorphic, mimicking other (Danaid) species.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 20, 2013
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