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Hypolimnas misippus​.jpg

Hypolimnas misippus​  (Linnaeus, 1764)

Danaid Eggfly

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
​Genus: Hypolimnas
Species: misippus​


  • Common name: Danaid Eggfly
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อปีกไข่เมียเลียน
  • Distribution: Indo-Australian region, Ethiopian region, and North east Neotropical region.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai (A.Muang), Songkla (Hat Yai), Udon Thani (Nong Han)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Hypolimnas misippus from Thailand.
Hypolimnas misippus Songkla March 2017.jpg
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Songkla March 2017
Hypolimnas misippus Songkla March 2017.jpg
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Songkla March 2017
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Hypolimnas misippus misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) male Chaiyaphum October
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Hypolimnas misippus misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) male Chaiyaphum October
Hypolimnas misippus female Chiang Mai 2013.jpg
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) female, A.Muang, Chiang Mai, 2013
Hypolimnas misippus female Chiang Mai 2013.jpg
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) female, A.Muang, Chiang Mai, 2013
N391 - Hypolimnas misippus misippus ♂ 2b - Ban Phon Ngam (July 2017).jpg
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) male, Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, July 2017

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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