danaid eggfly

noun

danaid eggfly

noun

Etymology So called as they mimic the appearance of toxic danaid butterflies such as Danaus chrysippus and Danaus plexippus.

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A common species of nymphalid butterfly, Hypolimnas misippus, of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Americas.

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