Name : Elymnias hypermnestra tinctoria
Common Name : Common Palmfly
Family : Nymphalidae
Subfamily : Satyrinae
Larva host plant : Dypsis lutescens (Palmae), Cycas sp(Palmae)
In Peninsula Malaysia, the subspecies tinctoria is found in Kedawi while it Thailand, it can be found through out Thailand.
In flight, the female of this subspecies can be easily mistaken for Danaus genutia and D. chrysippus while the male is indistinguishable from subspecies agina.
Female – underside 
Female - upperside 
Female ovipositing on Cycas sp.
Life History Record
Date : Aug 2009
Larva Host Plant : Dypsis lutescens (Yellow Cane Palm)
Pupation period : 7 days
Ovum: 
Larva:
1st Instar 
2nd Instar 
3rd Instar 
4th Instar
5th Instar , 50mm. 
Pupa :
Adult (female):
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