COMMON PALMFLY

Description:

The common palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra) is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia. Race fraterna, Butler (Sri Lanka) is an insular representative of E. undularis. The male differs on the upperside in the more or less complete absence of the subterminal and preapical blue markings on the forewing; and in the broad terminal border of the hindwing being of a much brighter, almost ochraceous chestnut. On the underside the pale markings are somewhat restricted. The male very closely resembles, both on the upper and under side, the male of E. undularis.

Habitat:

Home gradens and well wooded gardens