About Lexias dirtea
Lexias dirtea has a wingspan that measures approximately 80 to 100 millimetres (3.1 to 3.9 inches). This species shows extreme sexual dichromatism. On males, the uppersides of the wings are mostly velvety black, with metallic blue-green coloring along the margins. For females, the uppersides of the wings are mainly brownish, and covered with several rows of yellowish-whitish spots. This species is distributed across India, Burma, Northern Thailand, southern China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. Its primary habitat is virgin swamp forests.
