Amathusia (butterfly)

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

Amathusia
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Amathusia

Synonyms
  • Moera Hübner, [1819]
  • Mitocerus Billberg, 1820
  • Thoraessa Westwood, [1850]
  • Pseudamathusia Honrath, 1886
  • Ategana Stichel, 1906
  • Syntegana Stichel, 1906

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References

  1. "Amathusia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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