Orange-banded Plane

Lexias aeropa

"Lexias aeropa", the orange-banded plane, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia and Australia.
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Appearance

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.

Naming

The following subspecies are recognised:
⤷ "L. a. aeropa"
⤷ "L. a. angustifascia"
⤷ "L. a. choirilus"
⤷ "L. a. eporidorix"
⤷ "L. a. eutychius"
⤷ "L. a. hegias"
⤷ "L. a. helvidius"
⤷ "L. a. orestias"
⤷ "L. a. paisandrus"

Food

The larvae feed on "Calophyllum" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusLexias
SpeciesL. aeropa
Photographed in
Indonesia