Lexias aeropa
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
- L. a. angustifascia
- L. a. choirilus
- L. a. eporidorix
- L. a. eutychius
- L. a. hegias
- L. a. helvidius
- L. a. orestias
- ''L. a. paisandrus''