Elymnias agondas, the palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is endemic to New Guinea and neighbouring Cape York in the Australasian realm.
Subspecies
- E. a. agondas (Salawati)
- E. a. bioculatus <small>Hewitson, 1851</small> (New Guinea: Arfak)
- E. a. melane <small>Hewitson, 1858</small> (Kai Island)
- E. a. melantho <small>Wallace, 1869</small> (Gagi Island, Gam Island, Waigeu)
- E. a. glaucopis <small>Staudinger, 1894</small> (Northeast New Guinea)
- E. a. melanippe <small>Grose-Smith, 1894</small> (German New Guinea)
- E. a. melanthes <small>Grose-Smith, 1897</small> (Woodlark Island, Goodenough Island)
- E. a. melagondas <small>Fruhstorfer, 1900</small> (Papua - South New Guinea)
- E. a. australiana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1900</small> (Cape York, North Queensland: Claudie River)
- E. a. aruana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1900</small> (Aru)
- E. a. goramensis <small>Fruhstorfer, 1900</small> (Goram)
- E. a. dampierensis <small>Rothschild, 1915</small> (Dampier Island)
Biology
The larva feeds on Calamus caryotoides.
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