Lexias aeropa, the orange-banded plane, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia and Australia.
Females have a wingspan of about 85 mm, making them larger than males with a wingspan of about 6 mm. The adults are dark brown with a broad orange band across each wing. The underside is similar, but paler and rather mottled.
The larvae feed on Calophyllum species.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- L. a. aeropa (southern Moluccas: Ambon, Ceram, Saparua)
- L. a. angustifascia <small>(Joicey & Noakes, 1915)</small> (Biak, Yapen Islands)
- L. a. choirilus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1913)</small> (Waigeu)
- L. a. eporidorix <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1913)</small> (northern Moluccas: Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai)
- L. a. eutychius <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1913)</small> (Aru, Kai, West Irian to Papua, Karkar Island, Cape York)
- L. a. hegias <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1913)</small> (Bismarck Archipelago: New Britain, New Ireland)
- L. a. helvidius <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1913)</small> (Buru)
- L. a. orestias <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1913)</small> (Sula Islands: Taliabu, Mangoly, possibly Sanana)
- L. a. paisandrus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1913)</small> (Moluccas: Obi)
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