Lexias canescens

Lexias canescens

Lexias canescens is a species of butterfly found in Southeast Asia.
Archduke Butterfly - Lexias canescens Archduke Butterfly - Lexias canescens, dark brown in colour with whitish spots/markings on its wings. Geotagged,Lexias canescens,Singapore,Summer,archduke butterfly,butterfly

Naming

Synonyms
Symphaedra canescens Butler, 1869

Subspecies
L. c. canescens - Borneo
L. c. pardalina (Staudinger, 1886) - Peninsular Malaya
L. c. civetta (Fruhstorfer, 1913) - Sumatra
L. c. tigrina (Fruhstorfer, 1913) - Bangka I.
L. c. leopardina (Fruhstorfer, 1913) - Sulu Is.
L. c. ornatus Tsukada, 1991 - Belitung

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusLexias
SpeciesLexias canescens
Photographed in
Malaysia
Singapore