Hypolimnas misippus Danaid eggfly JAVA FM (A-)

£3.45

The Danaid Eggfly

Sex: Female (orange) – mimic’s Danaus chrysippus

Quality: A-/A1- (good) missing 1 x antenna

Format: Unmounted, papered, wings folded, requires relaxing and setting

Availability: 1 in stock SKU: WB15595

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Family Nymphalidae, First named by Linnaeus in 1764

Colour: A Sexually dimorphic species, females brownish orange with or without white bars, males black with white eye spots edged in purple. Underside (verso) pale to dark brownish-orange with various white patches and lines.

Size: Wingspan 60-70mm

Comments & Applications: A pretty species with purple edged eye spots. Commonly called the Danaid eggfly. Popular with trade applications; framing, domes, artwork, photography, interior design and film

Format: Unmounted, papered, wings folded, requires relaxing and setting

More information: Wikipedia – Captive Breeding

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Hypolimnas misippus PAPERED x1 Female A- Kenya (£2.25), Hypolimnas misippus PAPERED x1 Male A- Kenya