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Amathusia is a genus of large forest butterflies with "wingtails" in the family Nymphalidae. They are known as the palmkings and the larvae feed on palms (Arecaceae). Amathusia ranges from the Andaman Islands to Sulawesi.
Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word papilio is Latin for butterfly.
Graphium is a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies commonly known as swordtails, kite swallowtails, or ladies. Native to Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania, the genus is represented by over 100 species. Their colouration is as variable as the habitats they frequent; from rainforest to savannah. Some possess tails which may be long and swordlike, while others lack any hindwing extensions. Graphium species are often sighted at mud puddles.
Monodontides is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm and the bordering Palearctic realm.
Udara is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.
Arctornis is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae, and the sole member of the tribe Arctornithini. The genus was erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810.
Melanargia is a genus of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae and the subfamily Satyrinae.
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.
Taenaris artemis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1860. It is found in the Australasian realm
Amathusia perakana, the perak palmking, is a butterfly found in Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo and the Natuna Islands. It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.
Amathusia binghami is a butterfly found in Peninsular Malaya and Sumatra It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.
Amathusia masina, the rusty palmking, is a butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.
Amathusia schoenbergi , the scalling palmking, is a butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.
Amathusia ochraceofusca , the pale-haired palmking, is a butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.
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