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Hypolimnas misippus, the Danaid eggfly, [2] [3] mimic, [3] or diadem, is a widespread species of nymphalid butterfly.It is well known for polymorphism and mimicry.Males are in a singular form, appearing blackish with distinctive white spots that are fringed in blue.
The common crow is a glossy-black butterfly with brown undersides with white markings along the outer margins of both wings. The wingspan is about 8–9 cm and the body has prominent white spots. The male has a velvety black brand located near the rear edge on the upperside of the forewing.
Some populations of this butterfly species are sexually dimorphic: males and females do not look alike. In sexually dimorphic populations, males have black upperside forewings with small blue patches and mimic Euploea species, while the females mimic butterfly species of the genus Danaus.
The Indra swallowtail is a black butterfly with minimal blue and whitish markings, similar in coloration to the black swallowtail or the short-tailed swallowtail. Likewise, the species has a very short tail, and dark blue crescents on the topside of the hindwing. [1]
Hypolimnas bolina, the great eggfly, [1] [2] common eggfly, [2] varied eggfly, or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly, [3] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found from Madagascar to Asia [1] and Australia.
Glaucopsyche melanops, the black-eyed blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the western part of Southern Europe and North Africa. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. The butterfly flies from May to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on Fabaceae species. Seitz 82h
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Dry-season form. Males and females indigo blue. Forewing; with a broad, oblique, slightly curved, sinuous-edged, pale blue band, turning to white on the anterior half; the distance measured on the costa of the outer edge of thin band greater than half the length of the wing from the base; its inner margin bordered by short, obliquely-placed, detached linear black markings; apical area beyond ...