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 Subgenus Amathusia Amathusia andamanensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 Amathusia binghami Fruhstorfer, 1904 Amathusia duponti Toxopeus, 1951 Amathusia friderici Fruhstorfer, 1904 Amathusia lieftincki Toxopeus, 1951 Amathusia masina (Fruhstorfer, 1904) Amathusia ochraceofusca Honrath, Amathusia ochrotaenia Toxopeus, 1951 Amathusia patalena Westwood, 1848 Amathusia perakana Honrath, Amathusia phidippus (Linnaeus, 1763) Amathusia schoenbergi Honrath, Amathusia taenia Fruhstorfer, 1899 Subgenus Pseudamathusia Honrath, 1886 Amathusia virgata Butler, 1870
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Images representing Amathusia at EOL