Lexias pardalis
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Lexias Pardalis is occurring in Asia Butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Nymphalidae (Nymphalidae).
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is a maximum of 90 millimeters. The species is characterized by a clear sexual dimorphism . In the males, the upper side of the forewing is black, only a few small white dots close to the front edge and a whitish submarginal region stand out. The upper side of the hind wing is blue and slightly iridescent in the submarginal and postdiscal region , the area around the anal angle is whitish. The females, on the other hand, show a pattern formed from many white-yellow spots on a black-brown base color. The underside of the wing is brownish in both sexes and only a few elements of the respective upper wing drawing shine through indistinctly. The culled antennae are orange-red at the tips. The proboscis is reddish brown.
egg
The egg is gray-green in color and its surface is covered with very short, whitish hairs. The hemispherical shape resembles a flattened small golf ball , as it shows many dents (dimples). It is usually deposited individually on the underside of the leaf of a food plant.
Caterpillar
Adult caterpillars are green in color. Two parallel, thin back lines are thinly whitish to yellowish. The entire surface of the body is provided with thorns from which long stinging hairs extend. These are colored blue at the tips and orange-red at the ends.
Doll
The doll has an angular shape that ends in two points at the lower end. It is colored green, shows a yellow stripe in the upper third and is attached to branches, trunks or leaves as a falling doll with a webbing anchorage. Shortly before the moths hatch, they turn black-brown.
Distribution, subspecies and habitat
The species occurs in India , Thailand , Myanmar , Laos , Vietnam and Singapore , in southern China as well as on Borneo , Sumatra and the Philippines . 15 subspecies are currently classified in the different occurrence areas . Lexia pardalis primarily inhabits light deciduous forests.
Way of life
The moths occasionally suckle on damp places in the earth in order to take in liquid and minerals. The caterpillars prefer to feed on the leaves of Cratoxylum cochinchinense , a plant belonging to the St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae). Further details on the species' way of life have yet to be explored.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Lepiforum e. V. - Lexias pardalis at Lepiforum
- ifoundbutterflies.org - Butterflies of India