Common Palmfly

Elymnias hypermnestra · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

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Common Palmfly
Photo: Yj, CC BY, cropped

It occurs in Peninsular India, the sub-Himalayas and Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Life cycle

The caudata race has a spindle-shaped, green larva with yellow lines and spots, a large head with two horns and caudal spines. The undularis race larva is elongate, green with yellow dorsal and lateral lines, red-edged spots and two brownish head processes.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Peninsular India, the sub-Himalayan region and Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Common Palmfly photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Common Palmfly photo 3
Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY
Common Palmfly photo 4
Photo: Yj, CC BY
Common Palmfly photo 5
Photo: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elymnias_hypermnestra

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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