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]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Lexias, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Lexias aeropa, Australian Insects