| Elymnias nesaea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Elymnias |
| Species: | E. nesaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Elymnias nesaea (Linnaeus, 1764) | |
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Elymnias nesaea, the tiger palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
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]
The larva feeds on various Arecaceae species, mainly on Calamus species, Trachycarpus forturei Cyrtostachys lakka , Cocos nucifera and Ptychosperma macarthurii . [1] [3]
This species can be found in India, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra and Borneo. [1] Bhutan. [1]
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