Danaid Eggfly
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) — Danaid Eggfly Male Malayalam Name : ചൊട്ടശലഭം Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family Danainae DIST RIBUTION : Asia, Africa, Central & North America, Australia STATUS: Common HABITAT : Moist deciduous forests and urban landscape HABITS: The females mimic Plain tiger or Monarch butterfly. IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Males are blackish with distinctive white spots that are fringed in blue. The male has the upperwings dark velvety brownish black. The forewing has a broad white oval spot between veins 3 and 7. A smaller spot near the apex is also present. These spots are crossed by the black veins and bordered in iridescent blue that is visible only at certain angles. The hindwing has a larger white spot...