Genus Lexias Higher classification Archduke | Scientific name Lexias dirtea Rank Species | |
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Similar Archduke, Butterfly, Nymphalidae, Lexias pardalis, Butterflies and moths |
Schmetterling lexias dirtea
Description

Lexias dirtea has a wingspan of about 80–100 millimetres (3.1–3.9 in). 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.
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.
Subspecies




References
Lexias dirtea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA