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Danaid Eggfly - Male

Hypolimnas misippus

Photo by Chicquita
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Description:

ID by martini, thanks heaps ....

Species ID Suggestions

Danaid eggfly male

Hypolimnas misippus

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Comments (4)
Scott Frazier
What luck! I just spotted one of these this afternoon. Now it's already ID'ed. Thanks!
Mark Ridgway
...Oh yeah - and magnificent looking butterfly!
Mark Ridgway
Great set of pics Chiquita. And great piece of info martinl - you are a goldmine.
MartinL
What a bright specimen! Well captured. Curiously, only the female eggfly (butterfly) mimics the danaus (asian monarch) butterfly.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2011

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