Paralaxita telesia

Paralaxita telesia
Mounted specimen from Borneo
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Subfamily:
Nemeobiinae
Genus:
Paralaxita
Species:
P. telesia
Binomial name
Paralaxita telesia
(Hewitson, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Taxila telesia Hewitson, 1861
  • Laxita lyclene de Nicéville, 1894
  • Laxita telesia ines Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • Laxita telesia lychnitis Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • Laxita telesia pistyrus Fruhstorfer, 1914

Paralaxita telesia, the common red harlequin, is a species in the butterfly family Riodinidae.

Subspecies

  • P. t. lyclene (de Nicéville, 1894) - Peninsular Malaya, southern Thailand
  • P. t. boulleti (Fruhstorfer, [1914]) – Thailand
  • P. t. lychnitis (Fruhstorfer, 1904) - north-eastern Sumatra
  • P. t. pistyrus (Fruhstorfer, 1914) south-eastern Borneo
    Common red Harlequin (Paralaxita telesia) from South Vietnam

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Description

Paralaxita telesia has a wingspan of about 35–45 millimetres (1.4–1.8 in). 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 outer margin by a band of light blue and a band of light yellow, each bordered with black.[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Peninsular Malaya, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra.[1]

  • P. t. boulleti female, dorsal view
    P. t. boulleti female, dorsal view
  • P. t. boulleti, female, ventral view
    P. t. boulleti, female, ventral view
  • P. t. boulleti, male, dorsal view
    P. t. boulleti, male, dorsal view
  • P. t. boulleti, male, ventral view
    P. t. boulleti, male, ventral view

References

  1. ^ a b Funet
  2. ^ Original description in Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies
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