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''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.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Elymniini )〕 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== *''Elymniopsis bammakoo bammakoo'' (Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo) *''Elymniopsis bammakoo rattrayi'' (Sharpe, 1902) (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elymniopsis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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