Elymniopsis

Elymniopsis bammakoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Elymniopsis
Fruhstorfer, 1907
Species: E. bammakoo
Binomial name
Elymniopsis bammakoo
(Westwood, [1851])[1]
Synonyms
  • Melanitis bammakoo Westwood, [1851]
  • Elymnias bammakoo
  • Papilio phegea Fabricius, 1793
  • Elymnias phegea var. intermedia Aurivillius, 1899
  • Elymnias phegea ab. angustata Bartel, 1905
  • Elymniopsis bammakoo var. hybrida Niepelt, 1915
  • Papilio lise Hemming, 1960
  • Elymnias rattrayi Sharpe, 1902
  • Elymnias bammakoo rattrayi
  • Elymnias ugandae Grünberg, 1908

Elymniopsis is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. It contains only one species, the African Palmfly (Elymniopsis bammakoo). It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults appear similar to Acraea poggei in flight. The white form of bammakoo mimics the female of Papilio cynorta. Adults are attracted to fermented bananas and have also been recorded imbibing sap from wounds in trees.

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis, Phoenix reclinata, and Raphia hookeri.

Subspecies

References

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  1. ↑ Cyrestis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Elymniini