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Elymnias panthera/ Tawny Palmfly
Elymnias panthera, the tawny palmfly, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Physical Description of Adult Butterfly:
Termens of both wings are prominently scalloped. The hindwing is strongly toothed at vein 4. Above, the wings are dark brown. On the hindwing, there is a submarginal pale buff band bearing fuscous interneural (between the veins) spots. Underneath, the wings are strongly mottled brown, with the submarginal to post-discal areas pale buff. On the hindwing there is a series of black-crowned white interneural spots in spaces 1b,2,3,4,5 and 6, with the white spot in space 6 much larger and ringed in black.
The Tawny Palmfly is moderately common in Singapore and can be found in the nature reserves, forested areas of wastelands in the west, Sungei Buloh wetland reserve and Kranji nature trail. The adults are typically shade-loving, and are usually sighted flying along the edge of forested area and in the vicinity of a clump of palm trees. The adults have the habit of visiting flowers and ripened fruits of the Singapore Rhododendron for mineral and energy intakes.
The early stages of the Tawny Palmfly is polyphagous and feed on the leaves of a number of host plants in the Arecaceae (Palmae) family. Thus far, three of the local host plants haven been confirmed and identified (see list of host plants given earlier).
20180211-0I7A3014 - Explored!
Elymnias panthera/ Tawny Palmfly
Elymnias panthera, the tawny palmfly, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Physical Description of Adult Butterfly:
Termens of both wings are prominently scalloped. The hindwing is strongly toothed at vein 4. Above, the wings are dark brown. On the hindwing, there is a submarginal pale buff band bearing fuscous interneural (between the veins) spots. Underneath, the wings are strongly mottled brown, with the submarginal to post-discal areas pale buff. On the hindwing there is a series of black-crowned white interneural spots in spaces 1b,2,3,4,5 and 6, with the white spot in space 6 much larger and ringed in black.
The Tawny Palmfly is moderately common in Singapore and can be found in the nature reserves, forested areas of wastelands in the west, Sungei Buloh wetland reserve and Kranji nature trail. The adults are typically shade-loving, and are usually sighted flying along the edge of forested area and in the vicinity of a clump of palm trees. The adults have the habit of visiting flowers and ripened fruits of the Singapore Rhododendron for mineral and energy intakes.
The early stages of the Tawny Palmfly is polyphagous and feed on the leaves of a number of host plants in the Arecaceae (Palmae) family. Thus far, three of the local host plants haven been confirmed and identified (see list of host plants given earlier).