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
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

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)

External links

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References

^ Xanthotaenia, funet.fi
^ "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.

[1] Xanthotaenia, funet.fi

[animal-2] "Xanthotaenia busiris". animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

[yellow-3] "Xanthotaenia busiris". tolweb.org. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

[learn-4] "The Uncertain Satyr". www.learnaboutbutterflies.com. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

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