Mimic (LEP150) Hypolimnas misippus This
is a very unusual, exotic butterfly that is thought to have come to the West
Indies with the slave trade. It is
found in much of the Old World. The
female shown in the drawing mimics the African Milkweed Butterfly, a relative
of the Monarch. Her wings are bright orange
rimmed with black. There are white
patches in the black tips and white dots around the black margin. It is sometimes called the Blue Moon
because of the male=s white orbs surrounded by iridescent blue, all
set against a night-black background.
Shown here nectaring on lantana. |