Elymnias
| Palmflies | |
|---|---|
| Elymnias hypermenstra undularis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Elymniini |
| Subtribe: | Elymniina |
| Genus: | Elymnias Hübner, 1818 |
| Type species | |
| Elymnias jynx Hübner, 1818 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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).