Palmflies | |
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Elymnias hypermenstra undularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: |
Elymnias Hübner, 1818 |
Type species | |
Elymnias jynx Hübner, 1818 |
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Synonyms | |
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The palmflies are a common Asian butterfly genus found from India to the Solomon Islands. The caterpillars mimic leaves which they feed on. The adults mimic certain species (for example: E. cumaea looks like Melanitis leda).
Listed alphabetically.
Formerly in Elymnias:
Several species are mimics: