• Local names

• Language	Vernacular name
  English	Spotted Palmfly
  ไทย	ผีเสื้อหนอนมะพร้าวลายจุด
  ไทย	หนอนมะพร้าวลายจุด
  中文	闪紫锯眼蝶

• Elymnias malelas is a member of the clade Elymnias nesaea:

• Species	Author
  Elymnias amoena	Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979
  Elymnias casiphone	Geyer, [1827]
  Elymnias casiphonides	Semper, 1892
  Elymnias kanekoi	Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980
  Elymnias kochi	Semper, 1887
  Elymnias malelas	(Hewitson, 1863)
  Elymnias nelsoni	(Corbet, 1942)
  Elymnias nesaea	(Linnaeus, 1764)
  Elymnias saola	Monastyrskii, 2004
  Elymnias saueri	Distant, 1882

• Links

• Language	Website	Authors
  	Butterflies of India	Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
  	Butterflies of Indo-China	Y.Inayoshi

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