Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Sidat, Azaz & Bhatt, Urjit, 2020, Annotated checklist of butterflies of Ankleshwar-an industrial town in Gujarat, India, Check List 16 (4), pp. 997-1015 : 1005

Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Danaid Eggfly

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Material examined. INDIA • Gujarat, Bharuch district, Ankleshwar; transects T-01, T-02, T-03, T-05, T-06, T-07, T-08, T-09 ( Table 1); agricultural hedges or bar- ren/discarded lands, suburban areas, roadside vegeta- tion, and near ponds with surrounding wetland plants.

Identification. Males jet black with two large spots, one on hindwing larger and one small on forewing smaller; small white spot on upperside forewing; golden yellowtinged, light, rusty brown underside; narrow white band on underside forewing and broad one at hindwing. Fe- males mimic Danaus chrysippus ; forewing apex black with white band; black-bordered hindwings with a se- ries of white spots