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Blue Banded Eggfly

Hypolimnas misippus

Photo by kyle.hellkamp
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Got this butterfly right outside my house

Species ID Suggestions

Red Spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis

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florida33girl
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Comments (5)
Ashish
Yes... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red-spotted_purple.jpg Hi...Kyle...Please update...Your butterfly look lucky and look survived from some bird's predatory attack.
florida33girl
The Blue Banded Eggfly is found in Indonesia and Australia.
florida33girl
I think perhaps you have this mislabeled. It's a little ragged, but it is most likely a Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis).
Ashish
Alike Blue banded eggfly.

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