Yellow-banded nymph

Xanthotaenia busiris

''Xanthotaenia'' is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its single species is ''Xanthotaenia busiris'', the yellow-banded nymph. They can be identified by a yellow strip along their forewings.
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Naming

*''Xanthotaenia busiris busiris''
⤷ ''Xanthotaenia busiris burra'' Stichel, 1906
⤷ ''Xanthotaenia busiris obscura'' Butler, 1883
⤷ ''Xanthotaenia busiris polychroma'' Hagen, 1898

Distribution

The ''Xanthotaenia'' are primarily found around Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, in tropical rainforests at elevations between 100–300 m.

Behavior

The larvae feed on ''Calamus'', while adults spend most of their lives at ground level usually near ginger, around ''Faunis canens'' butterflies. It is semi-crepuscular in behavior.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusXanthotaenia
SpeciesX. busiris
Photographed in
Malaysia