Elymnias agondas

Elymnias agondas, the palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is endemic to New Guinea and neighbouring Cape York in the Australasian realm.

Subspecies

 * E. a. agondas (Salawati)
 * E. a. bioculatus Hewitson, 1851 (New Guinea: Arfak)
 * E. a. melane Hewitson, 1858 (Kai Island)
 * E. a. melantho Wallace, 1869 (Gagi Island, Gam Island, Waigeu)
 * E. a. glaucopis Staudinger, 1894 (Northeast New Guinea)
 * E. a. melanippe Grose-Smith, 1894 (German New Guinea)
 * E. a. melanthes Grose-Smith, 1897 (Woodlark Island, Goodenough Island)
 * E. a. melagondas Fruhstorfer, 1900 (Papua - South New Guinea)
 * E. a. australiana Fruhstorfer, 1900 (Cape York, North Queensland: Claudie River)
 * E. a. aruana Fruhstorfer, 1900 (Aru)
 * E. a. goramensis Fruhstorfer, 1900 (Goram)
 * E. a. dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 (Dampier Island)

Biology
The larva feeds on Calamus caryotoides.