Paralaxita telesia, the common red harlequin, is a species in the butterfly family Riodinidae.
Subspecies Paralaxita telesia lyclene (de Nicéville, 1894) - Peninsular Malaya, southern Thailand Paralaxita telesia boulleti (Fruhstorfer, ) – Thailand Paralaxita telesia lychnitis (Fruhstorfer, 1904) - north-eastern Sumatra Paralaxita telesia pistyrus (Fruhstorfer, 1914) south-eastern Borneo Funet
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 butterflies
Distribution This species can be found in the Peninsular Malaya, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra.
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