Amathusiini is a

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of the nymphalid

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. They are large butterflies. They are sometimes treated as a distinct subfamily Amathusiinae or family Amathusiidae.

Genera and selected species

* '' Aemona'' ** '' Aemona amathusia'' – yellow dryad ** '' Aemona lena'' – white dryad * '' Amathusia'' ** '' Amathusia andamanensis'' – Andaman palmking ** '' Amathusia phidippus'' – palmking * '' Amathuxidia'' ** '' Amathuxidia amythaon'' – koh-i-noor * '' Discophora'' ** '' Discophora deo'' – banded duffer ** '' Discophora lepida'' – southern duffer ** '' Discophora sondaica'' – common duffer ** '' Discophora timora'' – great duffer * '' Enispe'' ** '' Enispe euthymius'' – red caliph ** '' Enispe cycnus'' – blue caliph ** '' Enispe intermedia'' * '' Faunis'' * '' Melanocyma'' * '' Morphopsis'' * '' Stichophthalma'' ** '' Stichophthalma camadeva'' – northern jungle queen ** '' Stichophthalma nourmahal'' – chocolate jungle queen ** '' Stichophthalma sparta'' – Manipur jungle queen * '' Taenaris'' * '' Thaumantis'' ** '' Thaumantis diores'' – jungle glory * '' Thauria'' ** '' Thauria aliris'' – tufted jungleking ** '' Thauria lathyi'' – jungleking * '' Xanthotaenia'' *'' Zeuxidia''

External links

Pteron
In Japanese but the excellent images are accompanied by correct binomial names.

Amathusiini, Butterfly tribes * {{Morphinae-stub