Elymnias nesaea

Elymnias nesaea, the tiger palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Elymnias nesaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Tribe:
Elymniini
Genus:
Elymnias
Species:
E. nesaea
Binomial name
Elymnias nesaea
(Linnaeus, 1764)
Synonyms
  • Papilio nesaea Linnaeus, 1764
  • Elymnias timandra Wallace, 1869
  • Elymnias lais apelles Fruhstorfer, 1902
  • Elymnias (Melynias) neolais de Nicéville, 1898
  • Elymnias lais kamarina Fruhstorfer, 1906
  • Elymnias lais hypereides Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Elymnias baweana Hagen, 1896
  • Elymnias vordemani Snellen, 1902

Subspecies
  • Elymnias nesaea nesaea - W.Java
  • Elymnias nesaea timandra Wallace, 1869 - Sikkim, Assam, northern Thailand, Laos, Yunnan
  • Elymnias nesaea cortona Fruhstorfer, 1911 - Burma
  • Elymnias nesaea apelles Fruhstorfer, 1902 - Thailand, lower Burma, southern Yunnan
  • Elymnias nesaea lioneli Fruhstorfer, 1907 – Peninsular Malaya
  • Elymnias nesaea laisides de Nicéville, 1896 - Sumatra
  • Elymnias nesaea neolais de Nicéville, 1898 - Nias
  • Elymnias nesaea kamarina Fruhstorfer, 1906 - Batu Islands
  • Elymnias nesaea hypereides Fruhstorfer, 1903 - northern Borneo
  • Elymnias nesaea coelifrons Fruhstorfer, 1907 - southern Borneo
  • Elymnias nesaea hermia Fruhstorfer, 1907 - eastern Java
  • Elymnias nesaea baweana Hagen, 1896 – Bawean
  • Elymnias nesaea vordemani Snellen, 1902 - Kangean Islands

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Description

Elymnias nesaea has a wingspan of about 65–85 millimetres (2.6–3.3 in).[3][4] The upperside of the wings is black with long bluish-green streaks. Forewings show four or five spots on the apical area, while hindwings have subterminal whitish spots in the posterior interspaces. The underside has a broad dark brown area on both wings. In females, the undersides are white with brown or yellowish shading.[4]

The adult mimics Danaus aglea.[1]

Larva feed on various Arecaceae species, mainly on Calamus species, Trachycarpus forturei Cyrtostachys lakka, Cocos nucifera and Ptychosperma macarthurii.[1][3]

Distribution

This species can be found in India, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra and Borneo.[1]

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References
  1. "Elymnias Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Elymniibi Classification". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  3. Samui Butterflies
  4. Encyclopedia of Life


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