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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