Elymnias agondas
Elymnias agondas, the palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is endemic to New Guinea and neighbouring Cape York in the Australasian realm.Subspecies
- E. a. agondas
- E. a. bioculatus Hewitson, 1851
- E. a. melane Hewitson, 1858
- E. a. melantho Wallace, 1869
- E. a. glaucopis Staudinger, 1894
- E. a. melanippe Grose-Smith, 1894
- E. a. melanthes Grose-Smith, 1897
- E. a. melagondas Fruhstorfer, 1900
- E. a. australiana Fruhstorfer, 1900
- E. a. aruana Fruhstorfer, 1900
- E. a. goramensis Fruhstorfer, 1900
- E. a. dampierensis Rothschild, 1915
Biology
The larva feeds on Calamus caryotoides.
