''Paralaxita telesia'', the common red harlequin, is a species in the butterfly family
Riodinidae.
Subspecies
*''P. t. lyclene''
(de Nicéville, 1894) - Peninsular Malaya, southern Thailand
*''P. t. boulleti''
(Fruhstorfer, 914
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Year 914 ( CMXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Spring – Empress Zoe Karbonopsina leads a palace coup at Constantino ...
– Thailand
*''P. t. lychnitis''
(Fruhstorfer, 1904) - north-eastern Sumatra
*''P. t. pistyrus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1914) south-eastern Borneo
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Description
''Paralaxita telesia'' has a wingspan of about . In males both wings are mainly dark brown, with a crimson apex and a whitish large spot on the forewings. Underside is carmine with bands and spots of blue and black. The apex of the forewings is rufous. Hindwings are crossed near the outer margin by a band of light blue and a band of light yellow, each bordered with black.Original description in Illustrations of new species of exotic butterfllies
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Distribution
This species can be found in the Peninsular Malaya, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra.[
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Gallery
File:Paralaxita telesia boulleti female dorsal.JPG, ''P. t. boulleti'' female, dorsal view
File:Paralaxita telesia boulleti female ventral.JPG, ''P. t. boulleti'', female, ventral view
File:Paralaxita telesia boulleti male dorsal.JPG, ''P. t. boulleti'', male, dorsal view
File:Paralaxita telesia boulleti male ventral.JPG, ''P. t. boulleti'', male, ventral view
References
External links
Samui Butterflies
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2231781
Riodinidae
Butterflies of Indochina
Butterflies described in 1861
Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson