Biology:Paralaxita orphna

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Paralaxita orphna
Paralaxita orphna dorsal.JPG
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P. orphna
Binomial name
Paralaxita orphna
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Laxita lyncestis Emesis orphna
  • Boisduval, 1836 Röber, 1895
  • de Nicéville, 1894 Laxita orphna panyasis
  • Laxita laocoon Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Laxita nicevillei de Nicéville, 1894

Paralaxita orphna is an Indomalayan[2] butterfly species in the family Riodinidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836.[3]

Subspecies

  • P. o. orphna (Borneo, Pulau Laut, Palawan)
  • P. o. laocoon (de Nicéville, 1894) (Burma to Peninsular Malaya)
  • P. o. panyasis (Fruhstorfer, 1914) (Sumatra, Bangka)

References

  1. Boisduval, 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes: Spécies Général des Lépidoptères. Tome Premier. 1: 1-690, pl. 1-24
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. Savela, Markku. "Paralaxita orphna (Boisduval, 1836)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/riodinidae/paralaxita/#orphna. Retrieved December 1, 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2799751 entry