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Paralaxita telesia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Riodinidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Nemeobiinae

Genus
  
Paralaxita

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Paralaxita, Butterflies and moths, Abisara savitri, Taxila haquinus, Coelites

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

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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

    • 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.

    Distribution

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

    References

    Paralaxita telesia Wikipedia
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