Subspecies in India
(1) Elymnias malelas malelas (Hewitson, 1863) – Bengal Spotted Palmfly
(2) Elymnias malelas nilamba Fruhstorfer, 1911 – West Himalayan Spotted Palmfly
The subspecies nilamba is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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The subspecies nilamba is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Assam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | |||||||||||||
| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Nagaland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Elymnias malelas (Hewitson, 1863) – Spotted Palmfly. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/elymnias-malelas, accessed 2025/10/24.