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Elymnias malelas

Elymnias malelas

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Elymnias malelas, the spotted palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in northern India and Indochina in the Indomalayan realm.

Subspecies: 
  • E. m. malelas (northern India, Sikkim)
  • E. m. ivena Fruhstorfer, 1911 (southern Yunnan, Thailand, Vietnam)


Biology: Larvae feed on Trachycarpus fortunei and Musa paradisiaca. The butterfly mimics Euploea mulciber.

Source: Wikipedia, article Elymnias malelas. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 309303
 Ao nang
Krabi
Thailand
10/11/2018
Hugo Caverzasi


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
86496411/10/2018ThailandKrabiAo nangHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Elymnias malelas – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.