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A strong flyer with females being close mimics of the African Monarch butterfly (Danaus chrysippus). Found in most habitats which include open woodland country and gardens in Africa, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua and Australia.

A male Great Eggfly or Blue Moon butterfly. When the wings are closed, the males show a jet black with intricate white markings arranged in a pattern parallel to the edges, while in the female, the markings are the same as in the male, except that the base color is tan brown in place of black.

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A strong flyer with females being close mimics of the African Monarch butterfly (Danaus chrysippus). Found in most habitats which include open woodland country and gardens in Africa, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua and Australia.

Thanks to Viv..... for the identification of this butterfly. It's a Hypolimnas bolina, the Great eggfly.

# The Great Eggfly (Male)

# Hypolimnas bolina

# Blue Moon Butterfly

# Common Eggfly

 

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Common Eggfly Butterfly (female)

Lamnamkok NP, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

 

Order : Lepidoptera

Family : Nymphalidae

Sub-Family : Nymphalinae

Genus : Hypolimnas

Species : Hypolimnas misippus

 

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Common Eggfly Butterfly and a ladybug sharing a flower and perhaps having a dialog. Who knows!

This is the first time I am photographing this awesome beauty

But I don't carry DSLR at office 😌

 

Hypolimnas bolina, the great eggfly, common eggfly, varied eggfly or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly is a species of nymphalid butterfly found from Madagascar to Asia 😊

Varied Eggfly butterfly resting. For 'Smile on Saturday', theme: Insects and Co

They are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. Butterflies have the typical four-stage insect life cycle. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take several years to pass through their entire life cycle. Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators. Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate over long distances. Many butterflies are attacked by parasites or parasitoids, including wasps, protozoans, flies, and other invertebrates, or are preyed upon by other organisms. 6453

They are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. Butterflies have the typical four-stage insect life cycle. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take several years to pass through their entire life cycle. Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators. Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate over long distances. Many butterflies are attacked by parasites or parasitoids, including wasps, protozoans, flies, and other invertebrates, or are preyed upon by other organisms. 4143

I am on holiday for a week, there is very bad internet, I may be able to upload pics but not be able to fave & comment much :( Will catch up when I get home.

Taken at Bribie Island Butterfly House, Qld, Australia,

Bribie Island Butterfly House.

Coney Island, Singapore

2 Aug 2018

Doi Suthep-Pui NP, Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

Order : Lepidoptera

Family : Nymphalidae

Sub-Family : Nymphalinae

Genus : Hypolimnas

Species : Hypolimnas bolina jacintha

 

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Hypolimnas bolina, the great eggfly, common eggfly or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly is a species of nymphalid butterfly found from Madagascar to Asia and Australia. H. bolina is a black-bodied butterfly with a wingspan of about 70–85 millimetres. The species has a high degree of sexual dimorphism. The female is mimetic with multiple morphs. The male's upperside of the wings is jet black, offset with three pairs of white spots, two on the forewing and one on the hindwing. These spots are surrounded by purple iridescence. In addition, the upperside of the hindwing bears a series of small white dots. The female's upperside of the wings of the female is a brownish black and does not have any spots like those of the male. The edges bear white markings which are similar to those of the common Indian crow. 31615

Female (left) and male (right) eggfly butterflies flying low over grass.

A female Great Eggfly or Blue Moon butterfly. When the wings are closed, the males show a jet black with intricate white markings arranged in a pattern parallel to the edges, while in the female, the markings are the same as in the male, except that the base color is tan brown in place of black. This butterfly is native to South and Southeast Asia and part of Australasia.

 

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A male great eggfly (hypolimnas bolina) photographed near Mai Rim, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Seems a strange name for a butterfly!!

Réalisé le 09 novembre 2014 près de Ooty, Western Ghats, sud de l'Inde.

 

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Taken on November, 9th / 2014 near Ooty, Western Ghats, southern India.

Liptong, Negros Island, Philippines

Hypolimnas bolina, the great eggfly, common eggfly or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly is a species of nymphalid butterfly found from Madagascar to Asia and Australia.

They are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. Butterflies have the typical four-stage insect life cycle. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take several years to pass through their entire life cycle. Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators. Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate over long distances. Many butterflies are attacked by parasites or parasitoids, including wasps, protozoans, flies, and other invertebrates, or are preyed upon by other organisms. 22422

Hypolimnas misippus, the Danaid Eggfly, Mimic, or Diadem, is a widespread species of nymphalid butterfly. It is well known for polymorphism and mimicry. Seen in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park.

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