Taxila haquinus

Taxila haquinus, the harlequin or orange harlequin, is a small but striking butterfly from the family Riodinidae. It is found from India east to Palawan and south to Java. It is the only species in the genus Taxila.

Not to be confused with Praetaxila segecia, the harlequin metalmark.

Harlequin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Taxila

Doubleday, 1847
Species:
T. haquinus
Binomial name
Taxila haquinus
(Guerin, 1843)

See also

References
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