Elymnias nesaea, the tiger palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Subspecies
- Elymnias nesaea nesaea - W.Java
- Elymnias nesaea timandra <small>Wallace, 1869</small> - Sikkim, Assam, northern Thailand, Laos, Yunnan
- Elymnias nesaea cortona <small>Fruhstorfer, 1911</small> - Burma
- Elymnias nesaea apelles <small>Fruhstorfer, 1902</small> - Thailand, lower Burma, southern Yunnan
- Elymnias nesaea lioneli <small>Fruhstorfer, 1907</small> â Peninsular Malaya
- Elymnias nesaea laisides <small>de Nicéville, 1896</small> - Sumatra
- Elymnias nesaea neolais <small>de Nicéville, 1898</small> - Nias
- Elymnias nesaea kamarina <small>Fruhstorfer, 1906</small> - Batu Islands
- Elymnias nesaea hypereides <small>Fruhstorfer, 1903</small> - northern Borneo
- Elymnias nesaea coelifrons <small>Fruhstorfer, 1907</small> - southern Borneo
- Elymnias nesaea hermia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1907</small> - eastern Java
- Elymnias nesaea baweana <small>Hagen, 1896</small> â Bawean
- Elymnias nesaea vordemani <small>Snellen, 1902</small> - Kangean Islands
Description
Elymnias nesaea has a wingspan of about . 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.
The adult mimics Danaus aglea.
The larva feeds on various Arecaceae species, mainly on Calamus species, Trachycarpus forturei Cyrtostachys lakka, Cocos nucifera and Ptychosperma macarthurii.
Distribution
This species can be found in India, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra and Borneo. Bhutan.
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