Yellow-banded nymph | |
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Xanthotaenia busiris burra, Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Amathusiini |
Genus: | Xanthotaenia Westwood, 1858 [1] |
Species: | X. busiris |
Binomial name | |
Xanthotaenia busiris (Westwood, 1858) | |
Synonyms | |
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Xanthotaenia is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. [2] Its single species is Xanthotaenia busiris, the yellow-banded nymph. They can be identified by a yellow strip along their forewings. [3]
The larvae feed on Calamus , while adults spend most of their lives at ground level usually near ginger, around Faunis canens butterflies. It is semi-crepuscular in behavior. [4]
The Xanthotaenia are primarily found around Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, in tropical rainforests at elevations between 100–300 m.
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