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Subspecies in India
No subspecies are listed under this species.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I as well as Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Species should have been listed only under one schedule, but this species is clearly an error.
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Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
Andhra Pradesh | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Assam | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bihar | |||||||||||||
Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
Chhattisgarh | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | 2 | ||||||||||||
Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
Delhi | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Goa | 2 | ||||||||||||
Gujarat | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
Haryana | 1 | ||||||||||||
Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
Karnataka | 8 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |
Kerala | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
Maharashtra | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 25 | 17 | ||
Manipur | |||||||||||||
Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
Mizoram | |||||||||||||
Nagaland | |||||||||||||
Odisha | |||||||||||||
Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
Punjab | 1 | ||||||||||||
Rajasthan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Sikkim | |||||||||||||
Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
Tripura | |||||||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
West Bengal | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Total | 31 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 105 | 86 | 74 | 50 |
Asystasia gangetica (Robinson et al. 2010), Asystasia lawiana (Kunte 2006), Barleria cristata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Justicia betonica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Acanthaceae). Ipomoea carnea (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Convolvulaceae). Abelmoschus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Abutilon (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Hibiscus (Robinson et al. 2010), Sida cordifolia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Malvaceae). Portulaca oleracea (Bell 1910a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Portulaca pilosa (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Portulacaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) – Danaid Eggfly. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://odonata.ncbs.res.in/hypolimnas-misippus, accessed 2024/07/04.