Lexias aeropa

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Lexias aeropa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Lexias
Species:
L. aeropa
Binomial name
Lexias aeropa
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]

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References

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