Great Eggfly

Female Great Eggfly | Hypolimnas bolina | Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

Female Great Eggfly butterfly with open wings. Butterfly is brown with white markings along the wing edges, faint blue markings, and bands near the tips.

Female Great Eggfly | Hypolimnas bolina | Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

Male Great Eggfly butterfly with closed wings. Butterfly is brown with white markings along the wing edges and bands near the tips.

Male Great Eggfly | Hypolimnas bolina | Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

Male Great Eggfly butterfly with open wings. Butterfly is black with large white and blue spots.

Male Great Eggfly | Hypolimnas bolina | Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

tan and brown chrysalis with texture and coloring that gives it a dried leaf or wood-like appearance hanging from a plant stem

Great Eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina, chrysalis. Florida Museum photo by Ryan Fessenden

Common Name: Great Eggfly
Scientific Name: Hypolimnas bolina
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Junoniini
Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.5 in
Place of origin: South & Southeast Asia

Butterflies in the exhibit are raised on butterfly farms around the world. This form of sustainable agriculture helps protect natural forest habitats from destruction and promote local economic growth.

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