Xanthotaenia

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Yellow-banded nymph
Yellow-banded nymph (Xanthotaenia busiris burra) B.jpg
X. busiris burra, Borneo, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Tribe:
Amathusiini
Genus:
Xanthotaenia

Species:
X. busiris
Binomial name
Xanthotaenia busiris
(Westwood, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Clerome (Xanthotaenia) busiris Westwood, 1858
  • Xanthotaenia polychroma Hagen, 1898
  • Xanthotaenia obscura Butler, 1883

Xanthotaenia is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae.[2] Its single species is Xanthotaenia busiris, the yellow-banded nymph. They can be identified by a yellow strip along their forewings.[3]

Behavior[]

The larvae feed on Calamus, while adults spend most of their lives at ground level usually near ginger, around Faunis canens butterflies. It is semi-crepuscular in behavior.[4]

Distribution[]

The Xanthotaenia are primarily found around Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, in tropical rainforests at elevations between 100–300 m.

Subspecies[]

  • Xanthotaenia busiris busiris (southern Burma: Teanasserim, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra)
  • Xanthotaenia busiris burra Stichel, 1906 (Borneo, Natuna Islands)
  • Xanthotaenia busiris obscura Butler, 1883 (Nias)
  • Xanthotaenia busiris polychroma Hagen, 1898 (Mentawai)

References[]

  1. ^ "Xanthotaenia Westwood, 1858" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Xanthotaenia busiris". animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Xanthotaenia busiris". tolweb.org. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. ^ "The Uncertain Satyr". www.learnaboutbutterflies.com. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

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