Mimic Eggfly

Female Mimic Eggfly | Hypolimnas misippus | Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

Female Mimic Eggfly butterfly with closed wings. Butterfly is orange with a black and white border.

Female Mimic Eggfly | Hypolimnas misippus | Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

Male Mimic Eggfly butterfly with closed wings. Butterfly is brown with a white stripe and a black and white border.

Male Mimic Eggfly | Hypolimnas misippus | Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

Male Mimic Eggfly butterfly with open and closed wings. Butterfly is black with three large white spots on each wing. The spot on the lower wing is surrounded with an iridescent blue

Male Mimic Eggfly | Hypolimnas misippus | Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

tan and brown chrysalis with texture and coloring that gives it a dried leaf or wood-like appearance hanging from a plant stem

Mimic Eggfly, Hypolimnas misippus, chrysalis. Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

Common Name: Mimic Eggfly
Scientific Name: Hypolimnas misippus
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Junoniini
Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.5 in
Place of origin: Africa & South Asia

Butterflies in the exhibit are raised on butterfly farms around the world. This form of sustainable agriculture helps protect natural forest habitats from destruction and promote local economic growth.

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