Palmfly ♂

Description:

Elymnias melias melias C.& R. Felder 1863 (Nymphalidae; Satyrinae). Philippine endemic. Philippine distribution of this spp: Burias, Central and South Luzon, Polillo. Elymnias, the Palmflies, is a common Asian genus found from India to the Solomon Islands. The caterpillars mimic leaves which they feed on. The adults mimic certain species (ex:E. cumaea and Melanitis leda). (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Makiling Botanic Gardens, a forest park of the Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (adjacent or within the UPLB-College of Forestry and Natural Resources), University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna.

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Reference: http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil...