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Danaid Eggfly

Hypolimnas misippus

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Notes:

Need help with scientific name. Spotted this afternoon in our front yard hovering over our California poppies.

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Rubens Araujo
Rubens Araujo 11 years ago
Danaid Eggfly
Hypolimnas misippus Butterflies of Africa - Hypolimnas misippus


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7 Comments

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

correct, that's another male

Jinki Afrika
Jinki Afrika 11 years ago

@Sydes: Like this one? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/884...

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

my Diadem spotting (#8987308) has photos of both the male and the female

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

Also known as a Diadem or Mimic. The photo is a female which often mimic the colouration of the Monarch. The male , however, is totally different being black with large white and blue spots on his wings

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Beautiful! Not a monarch though so I have removed this from the Monarch Migration mission for you.

annorion
annorion 11 years ago

Lovely butterfly Jinky, but since this is not a Monarch can you please remove from Monarch Migration Mission? Thanks for your help!

Rubens Araujo
Rubens Araujo 11 years ago

Beautiful !!!

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Jinki Afrika
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Jinki Afrika

Arusha, Tanzania

Spotted on Jun 25, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012

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