Hypolimnas misippus

Danaid eggfly
	male, upperside
	female, upperside
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Hypolimnas
Species:	H. misippus
Binomial name
	Hypolimnas misippus; (Linnaeus, 1764)
Synonyms
	Papilio misippus Linnaeus, 1764; Diadema misippus; Papilio inaria Cramer, 1779; Hypolimnas alcippoides Butler, 1883; Hypolimnas misippus ab. dorippoides Aurivillius, 1899; Hypolimnas misippus f. immima Bernardi, 1959;

Hypolimnas misippus, the Danaid eggfly, mimic, or diadem, is a widespread species of nymphalid butterfly. It is well known for polymorphism and mimicry. Males are blackish with distinctive white spots that are fringed in blue. Females are in multiple forms that include male-like forms while others closely resemble the toxic butterflies Danaus chrysippus and Danaus plexippus.

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