Elymnias malelas
Appearance
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E. malelas male - Ko Chang, Thailand | |
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Elymnias malelas malelas in West Bengal, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Elymnias |
Species: | E. malelas
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Binomial name | |
Elymnias malelas | |
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Elymnias malelas, the spotted palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in northern India and Indochina in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
Subspecies
- E. m. malelas (northern India, Sikkim)
- E. m. ivena Fruhstorfer, 1911 (southern Yunnan, Thailand, Vietnam)
Biology
Larvae feed on Trachycarpus fortunei and Musa paradisiaca. The butterfly mimics Euploea mulciber.
References
External links
- "Elymnias Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Data related to Elymnias malelas at Wikispecies