Lexias aeropa

Lexias aeropa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Lexias
Species:	L. aeropa
Binomial name
Lexias aeropa (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio aeropaLinnaeus, 1758 Papilio aeropusLinnaeus, 1767 Papilio aeropusLinnaeus, 1764 Papilio nodricaBoisduval, 1832 Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. bicolorataStrand, 1913 Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. lutescentitinctaStrand, 1913 Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. albinisticaStrand, 1913 Euthalia aeropa choirilusFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa eporidorixFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa paisandrusFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa helvidiusFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa eutychiusFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia ergenaFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia albiferaFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia midiaFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia mysolensisTalbot, 1932 Euthalia aeropa angustifasciaJoicey & Noakes, 1915 Euthalia meforensisTalbot, 1932 Euthalia aeropa hegiasFruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa orestiasFruhstorfer, 1913

Lexias aeropa, the orange-banded plane, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia and Australia.

Females have a wingspan of about 85 mm, making them larger than males with a wingspan of about 6 mm. The adults are dark brown with a broad orange band across each wing. The underside is similar, but paler and rather mottled. ^[2]

The larvae feed on Calophyllum species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: ^[1]

• L. a. aeropa (southern Moluccas: Ambon, Ceram, Saparua)
• L. a. angustifascia(Joicey & Noakes, 1915) (Biak, Yapen Islands)
• L. a. choirilus(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Waigeu)
• L. a. eporidorix(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (northern Moluccas: Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai)
• L. a. eutychius(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Aru, Kai, West Irian to Papua, Karkar Island, Cape York)
• L. a. hegias(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Bismarck Archipelago: New Britain, New Ireland)
• L. a. helvidius(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Buru)
• L. a. orestias(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Sula Islands: Taliabu, Mangoly, possibly Sanana)
• L. a. paisandrus(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Moluccas: Obi)

References

1. "Lexias Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Lexias aeropa, Australian Insects