''Paralaxita orphna'' is an
Indomalayan butterfly species in the family
Riodinidae. It was described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
in 1836.
Subspecies
*''P. o. orphna'' (Borneo, Pulau Laut, Palawan)
*''P. o. laocoon''
(de Nicéville, 1894) (Burma to Peninsular Malaya)
*''P. o. panyasis''
(Fruhstorfer, 1914) (Sumatra, Bangka)
References
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Riodinidae
Butterflies of Indochina
Butterflies described in 1836