Appearance
''Lexias dirtea'' has a wingspan of about 80–100 millimetres . In this species sexual dichromatism is extreme. In males the uppersides of the wings are mainly velvety black, with metallic blue green on the margins, while in the females the uppersides of the wings are mainly brownish, covered by several rows of yellowish-whitish spots.
Naming
*''L. d. dirtea''⤷ ''L. d. khasiana''
⤷ ''L. d. toonchai''
⤷ ''L. d. agosthena'' southern China , Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
⤷ ''L. d. merguia''
⤷ ''L. d. montana''
⤷ ''L. d. inimitabilis''
⤷ ''L. d. insulanus''
⤷ ''L. d. javana''
⤷ ''L. d. aquilus''
⤷ ''L. d. baliaris''
⤷ ''L. d. chalcedonides''
⤷ ''L. d. annae''
⤷ ''L. d. palawana''
⤷ ??''L. d. iwasakii''
⤷ ''L. d. bontouxi''
Distribution
This species can be found in India, Burma, Northern Thailand, southern China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.Habitat
It lives primarily in virgin swamp forests.References:
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