Elymnias
| 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 | |
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Elymnias jynx Hübner, 1818 |
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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).
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Formerly in Elymnias:
Several species are mimics:
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