Subspecies in India
(1) Lexias dirtea khasiana (Swinhoe, [1893]) – Khasi Dark Archduke
dirtea and khasiana have both been listed separately under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. This is taxonomically inaccurate since dirtea is represented in India only by the subspecies khasiana, not by the nominotypical subspecies, so either dirtea as a species or khasiana as a subspecies should be listed under Schedule II.
dirtea and khasiana have both been listed separately under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. This is taxonomically inaccurate since dirtea is represented in India only by the subspecies khasiana, not by the nominotypical subspecies, so either dirtea as a species or khasiana as a subspecies should be listed under Schedule II.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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dirtea and khasiana have both been listed separately under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. This is taxonomically inaccurate since dirtea is represented in India only by the subspecies khasiana, not by the nominotypical subspecies, so either dirtea as a species or khasiana as a subspecies should be listed under Schedule II.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| Assam | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | |||||
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| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Mizoram | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Lexias dirtea (Fabricius, 1793) – Dark Archduke. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/lexias-dirtea, accessed 2025/07/03.