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Genus of brush-footed butterflies
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.
Species
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Subgenus Amathusia
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Amathusia andamanensis Fruhstorfer, 1899
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Amathusia binghami Fruhstorfer, 1904
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Amathusia duponti Toxopeus, 1951
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Amathusia friderici Fruhstorfer, 1904
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Amathusia lieftincki Toxopeus, 1951
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Amathusia masina (Fruhstorfer, 1904)
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Amathusia ochraceofusca Honrath, [1888]
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Amathusia ochrotaenia Toxopeus, 1951
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Amathusia patalena Westwood, 1848
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Amathusia perakana Honrath, [1888]
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Amathusia phidippus (Linnaeus, 1763)
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Amathusia schoenbergi Honrath, [1888]
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Amathusia taenia Fruhstorfer, 1899
- Subgenus Pseudamathusia Honrath, 1886
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