Home > List of insects > Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths > Nymphalidae-Nymphalinae > Hypolimnas misippus

Hypolimnas misippus - Common diadem

Images: Click on each image to see a larger version

Hypolimnas misippus

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Kariba, Zimbabwe.

Species details:

Note: Photo shows the male. Females are famous mimics of Danaus chrysippus.
Distribution: Fairly common in the northern parts of Southern Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
PortulacaceaeTalinum (Food plant)
Related plant species:
AcanthaceaeAsystasia intrusa (Food plant)
AsteraceaeAgeratum houstonianum (Food plant)
PortulacaceaePortulaca foliosa (Food plant)
PortulacaceaePortulaca oleracea (Food plant)
Literature:
Home > List of insects > Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths > Nymphalidae-Nymphalinae > Hypolimnas misippus


Flora of Burundi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Hypolimnas misippus .
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400280, retrieved 18 October 2024

Site software last modified: 14 May 2023 6:23pm
Terms of use