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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| Xanthotaenia busiris burra, Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Amathusiini |
| Genus: | Xanthotaenia Westwood, 1858[1] |
| Species: | X. busiris
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthotaenia busiris (Westwood, 1858)
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Behavior edit
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 edit
The Xanthotaenia are primarily found around Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, in tropical rainforests at elevations between 100–300 m.
Subspecies edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
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