Species of butterfly
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L. aeropa
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| Binomial name
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Lexias aeropa
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| Synonyms
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- Papilio aeropa Linnaeus, 1758
- Papilio aeropus Linnaeus, 1767
- Papilio aeropus Linnaeus, 1764
- Papilio nodrica Boisduval, 1832
- Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. bicolorata Strand, 1913
- Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. lutescentitincta Strand, 1913
- Adolias (Lexias) aeropus ab. albinistica Strand, 1913
- Euthalia aeropa choirilus Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia aeropa eporidorix Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia aeropa paisandrus Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia aeropa helvidius Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia aeropa eutychius Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia ergena Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia albifera Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia midia Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia mysolensis Talbot, 1932
- Euthalia aeropa angustifascia Joicey & Noakes, 1915
- Euthalia meforensis Talbot, 1932
- Euthalia aeropa hegias Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Euthalia aeropa orestias Fruhstorfer, 1913
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Lexias aeropa, the orange-banded plane, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia and Australia.
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.[2]
The larvae feed on Calophyllum species.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- L. a. aeropa (southern Moluccas: Ambon, Ceram, Saparua)
- L. a. angustifascia (Joicey & Noakes, 1915) (Biak, Yapen Islands)
- L. a. choirilus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Waigeu)
- L. a. eporidorix (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (northern Moluccas: Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai)
- L. a. eutychius (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Aru, Kai, West Irian to Papua, Karkar Island, Cape York)
- L. a. hegias (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Bismarck Archipelago: New Britain, New Ireland)
- L. a. helvidius (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Buru)
- L. a. orestias (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Sula Islands: Taliabu, Mangoly, possibly Sanana)
- L. a. paisandrus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Moluccas: Obi)
