Common Red Harlequin

Paralaxita telesia

''Paralaxita telesia'', the Common Red Harlequin, is a species in the butterfly family Riodinidae.
Common Red Harlequin - Paralaxita telesia  Butterfly,Common Red Harlequin,Malaysia,Paralaxita telesia,Penang

Appearance

''Paralaxita telesia'' has a wingspan of about 35–45 millimetres . In males both wings are mainly dark brown, with a crimson apex and a whitish large spot on the forewings. Underside is carmine with bands and spots of blue and black. The apex of the forewings is rufous. Hindwings are crossed near the outher margin by a band of light blue and a band of light yellow, each bordered with black.
Common red harlequin (Paralaxita telesia) Poring, Sabah, Borneo. Aug 5, 2008. Geotagged,Malaysia,Paralaxita telesia,Summer

Naming

*''Paralaxita telesia lyclene'' - Peninsular Malaya, S.Thailand
⤷ ''Paralaxita telesia boulleti'' – Thailand
⤷ ''Paralaxita telesia lychnitis'' - NE.Sumatra
⤷ ''Paralaxita telesia pistyrus'' SE.Borneo

Distribution

This species can be found in the Peninsular Malaya, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyRiodinidae
GenusParalaxita
SpeciesP. telesia
Photographed in
Malaysia