danaid eggfly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

danaid eggfly (plural danaid eggflies)

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