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Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

Photo by ChimeTsetan
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Field Notes

Notes:

Common butterfly in our area. Especially during rainy season. Rests on open ground or on lawn grasses. Rapid flight. 6 white spots on black wings (3 on each). The white spot at middle with bluish border, more at posterior position. Wings with broken white lined margins.

Species ID Suggestions

Danaid Eggfly Male

Hypolimnas misippus

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Ashish
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Comments (4)
Ashish
Chime... I later find this is Danaid Eggfly. What is Mimicking in colour shade of wings with Great eggfly in Male In Female they Mimicking with Plain Tiger
Ashish
I have seen lot of time in trekking in Maharshtra
ChimeTsetan
thanks Ashish. You are a good resource. :)
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PublishedJune 18, 2011

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