Paralaxita orphna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Paralaxita
Species:
P. orphna
Binomial name
Paralaxita orphna
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Emesis orphna Boisduval, 1836
  • Laxita nicevillei Röber, 1895
  • Laxita laocoon de Nicéville, 1894
  • Laxita lyncestis de Nicéville, 1894
  • Laxita orphna panyasis Fruhstorfer, 1914

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

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  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)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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