Elymnias nesaea, the tiger palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Elymnias |
| Species: | E. nesaea
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| Elymnias nesaea (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Subspecies
edit- 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
Description
editElymnias 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]
The larva feeds on various Arecaceae species, mainly on Calamus species, Trachycarpus forturei Cyrtostachys lakka, Cocos nucifera and Ptychosperma macarthurii.[1][3]
Distribution
editThis species can be found in India, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra and Borneo.[1] Bhutan.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e "Elymnias Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Elymniibi Classification". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ a b Samui Butterflies
- ^ a b Encyclopedia of Life
External links
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