Summary details for Hypolimnas misippus

Diadem

The female mimics the African Monarch, Danaus chrysippus.

Hypolimnas misippusDanaus chrysippus
Distinctly black veins on top of wing, and scalloped margin of the hind wing. 
Has a single median spot on the underside of the hind wing.Has three or four spots on the underside of the hind wing.

Source: https://www.biodiversity.org.na/taxondisplay.php?nr=7883; https://www.biodiversity.org.na/taxondisplay.php?nr=5371

Male. Photo: Steve Braine,
Male. Photo: Steve Braine,
Female. Photo: Alice Jarvis
Female. Photo: Alice Jarvis
Male. Photo: Matthew Walters
Male. Photo: Matthew Walters