Lexias aeropa

Lexias aeropa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Lexias
Species:	L. aeropa
Binomial name
	Lexias aeropa; (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 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

^ ^a ^b "Lexias Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Lexias aeropa, Australian Insects

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[funet-1] "Lexias Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[aus-2] Lexias aeropa, Australian Insects

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Lexias aeropa


Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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