| Amathusiini | |
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| Amathuxidia amythaon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Morphinae |
| Tribe: | Amathusiini |
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| Synonyms | |
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Amathusiini is a tribe of the nymphalid butterfly subfamily Morphinae. They are large butterflies. They are sometimes treated as a distinct subfamily Amathusiinae or family Amathusiidae.
Genera and selected species[edit]
- 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[edit]
Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
View the detailed Guide of Psilotum nudum: Detailed Study Of Psilotum Nudum (Whisk Fern), Classification, Anatomy, Reproduction