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Danaid Eggfly and Great Eggfly Males

Danaid Eggfly and Great Eggfly Males UP
On the left we have a male Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus) and on the right a male Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina). They are distinguished by the pointed forewings of the Danaid Eggfly. Further, the patches on the wings are white in the Danaid but a glossy blue in the Great Eggfly.

The undersides however, are completely different.


Amber Habib
Last modified: June 30 2005