Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Amathusia andamanensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Amathusia Rank Species | |
Similar Discophora lepida, Enispe, Stichophthalma camadeva, Thauria aliris, Amathuxidia amythaon | ||
The Andaman Palmking Amathusia andamanensis Frühstorfer, 1899 is an endemic butterfly found in India that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
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The Andaman Palmking was earlier considered as a subspecies of the Palmking, i.e. Amathusia phidippus andamanica, Frühstorfer.
Distribution
The Andaman Palmking is found in the Andaman islands of India.
Status
Evans reports the butterfly as rare.
References
Amathusia andamanensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA