Xanthotaenia

Xanthotaenia
X. busiris burra, Borneo, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Amathusiini
Genus: Xanthotaenia
Westwood, 1858[1]
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 butterfly genus[2] consisting of a single species, Xanthotaenia busiris. They can be identified by a yellow strip along their forewings. Their vernacular name is the yellow-banded nymph.[3]

Behavior

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

Distribution

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

Subspecies

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References

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  1. Xanthotaenia, funet.fi
  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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