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Hypolimyias misippus is a common insect in tropical Asia, Africa 

 and Australia, as well as South America, and is occasionally to be 

 found within the borders of our own country in southern Florida. 

 In the males the color is dark purple and Ijlue black with a large 

 oval white spot near the middle of each fore wing and a small one at 

 the upper angle. A large circular white spot occupies the middle of 

 eacli lower wing. In a ring around the white spots the metallic 

 purple is most conspicuous and will ])e seen to tlie Ijest advantage 



Hypoliinnas misippus. Male. 



when the insect is held in a slanting position with its head toward 

 the observer, particularly if the light be at his back. 



In strong contrast to the male, the female is reddisli oi'ange, the 

 upper wings being blackish brown on the upper and outer })ortion 

 with several conspicuous white spots arranged in an ii'reguiar row 

 crossing the outer third of the wing. Two rows of small light spots 

 follow the outer margin. The lower wings are black bordered, 

 containing faint orange spots along their outer margin. 



The male insect is brown and black below witli large wliite 

 patches, which in the lower wings covei' lialf their area. The female 

 is much alike in coloring on both sides. 



The female butteriiy differs in such a striking maimer from the 

 male that one would never guess that they were related. It has a 

 decided look like a Danais and is supposed to mimic species of that 



