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 aeropa Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio aeropus Linnaeus, 1767 Papilio aeropus Linnaeus, 1764 Papilio nodrica Boisduval, 1832 Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. bicolorata Strand, 1913 Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. lutescentitincta Strand, 1913 Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. albinistica Strand, 1913 Euthalia aeropa choirilus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa eporidorix Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa paisandrus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa helvidius Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa eutychius Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia ergena Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia albifera Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia midia Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia mysolensis Talbot, 1932 Euthalia aeropa angustifascia Joicey & Noakes, 1915 Euthalia meforensis Talbot, 1932 Euthalia aeropa hegias Fruhstorfer, 1913 Euthalia aeropa orestias Fruhstorfer, 1913

Lexias aeropa, the Orange-banded Plane, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. 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]

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

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