Paralaxita telesia explained

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

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

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Description

Paralaxita telesia has a wingspan of about 35-. 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.^[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Peninsular Malaya, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra.^[1]

External links

• Samui Butterflies
• Yutaka

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/riodinidae/paralaxita/#telesia Funet
2. https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsofn4186771hewi#page/n152/mode/1up Original description in Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies