Danaid Eggfly Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Hypolimnas misippus
Family : Nymphalidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : All types of wildlife habitat
Description : Danaid eggfly has dark brown colored body and antennae. In case of male butterfly, the upperside of the wings are brownish black colored and is edged with white small spots.Two white spots are found on forewing and one on hindwing.Underside of forewing is red-brown with a broad white area and white spots scattered across it.In case of the hindwing,the color is chestnut red with spots and bars of white and black color.Female are in different forms, but sometimes appear orange instead of black.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Lethe europa
(Bamboo Treebrown) -
Junonia orithya
(Blue Pansy) -
Junonia lemonias
(Lemon Pansy) -
Euthalia phemius
(White Edge Blue Baron) -
Vagrans sinha
(Vagrant) -
Hypolimnas bolina
(Great Eggfly) -
Lebadea martha
(Knight) -
Cethosia cyane
(Leopard Lacewing) -
Euripus nyctelius
(Courtesan) -
Euthalia lubentina
(Gaudy Baron)
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description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit:Vishal Bhave(www.inaturalist.org/people/Vishal Bhave),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit:Vishal Bhave(www.inaturalist.org/people/Vishal Bhave),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.