Elymnias

Palmflies
Elymnias hypermenstra undularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Elymnias
Hübner, 1818[1]
Type species
Elymnias jynx
Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Didonis Hübner, [1819]
  • Dyctis Boisduval, 1832
  • Agrusia Moore, 1894
  • Bruasa Moore, 1894
  • Melynias Moore, 1894
  • Mimadelias Moore, 1894
  • Elymniopsis Fruhstorfer, 1907

The Palmflies are a common Asian genus found from India to the Solomon Islands. The caterpillars mimic leaves which they feed on. The adults mimic certain species (ex:E. cumaea and Melanitis leda).

Species

Listed alphabetically.[2]

Formerly in Elymnias:

Mimicry

Several species are mimics:

References

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See also

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