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.
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.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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.| 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 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Goa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Haryana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 8 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 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 | 42 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 26 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 108 | 90 | 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.
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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://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/hypolimnas-misippus, accessed 2024/12/06.