Amathusia (butterfly)

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus		Family Nymphalidae Higher classification Amathusiini Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Amathusia phidippus, Butterflies and moths, Zeuxidia, Nymphalidae, Amathuxidia amythaon

Amathusia is a genus of large forest butterflies with "wingtails" in the Nymphalidae family. They are known as the palmkings and the larvae feed on palms (Arecaceae).Amathusia ranges from the Andaman Islands to Sulawesi.

Species

Subgenus Amathusia

Amathusia andamanensis Fruhstorfer, 1899

Amathusia binghami Fruhstorfer, 1904

Amathusia duponti Toxopeus, 1951

Amathusia friderici Fruhstorfer, 1904

Amathusia lieftincki Toxopeus, 1951

Amathusia masina (Fruhstorfer, 1904)

Amathusia ochraceofusca Honrath, [1888]

Amathusia ochrotaenia Toxopeus, 1951

Amathusia patalena Westwood, 1848

Amathusia perakana Honrath, [1888]

Amathusia phidippus (Linnaeus, 1763)

Amathusia schoenbergi Honrath, [1888]

Amathusia taenia Fruhstorfer, 1899

Subgenus Pseudamathusia Honrath, 1886

Amathusia virgata Butler, 1870

References

Amathusia (butterfly) Wikipedia

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