Xanthotaenia
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]
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X. busiris burra, Borneo, Malaysia | |
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Genus: | Xanthotaenia |
Species: | X. busiris |
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Xanthotaenia busiris (Westwood, 1858) | |
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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)
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xanthotaenia. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Xanthotaenia |
- "Xanthotaenia Westwood, 1858" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Xanthotaenia busiris". animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- "Xanthotaenia busiris". tolweb.org. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- "The Uncertain Satyr". www.learnaboutbutterflies.com. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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