Bassarona teuta explained

Bassarona teuta, the banded marquis,^[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly.

This species is placed by some authors in the genus Euthalia, as Bassarona may be considered only a subgenus.

Subspecies

• B. t. teuta (Assam to Thailand)
• B. t. goodrichi (Distant, 1886) (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Pulau Tioman)
• B. t. affinis Lathy, 1900 (Siam)
• B. t. rayana (Morishita, 1968) (Langkawi)
• B. t. tiomanica Eliot, 1978 (Pulau Tioman)
• B. t. teutoides (Moore, 1877) (Andamans)
• B. t. gupta (de Nicéville, 1886) (southern Burma)
• B. t. eurus (de Nicéville, 1894) (Sumatra)
• B. t. yapana Fruhstorfer (Batu Island)
• B. t. externa (de Nicéville, 1894) (Nias)
• B. t. eion (de Nicéville, 1894) (Java)
• B. t. veyana Fruhstorfer (Flores)
• B. t. bellata (Druce, 1873) (Borneo)
• B. t. ira (Moore, 1896) (Burma)
• B. t. salpona (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Natuna Island)
• B. t. eson (de Nicéville, 1894) (Palawan)

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Description

Bassarona teuta can reach a wingspan of 60-.^[2] The upperside of the wings is dark brown, with a discal band composed of a continuous series of cream-colored spots. A small spot is present near the apex of the forewings. The underside of the wings is pale brown. Females are quite similar but larger and much paler, with a pale bluish-white discal band.^[3]

Range

This species can be found in Assam, Myanmar, Malaya, Thailand, Pulau Tioman, Langkawi, Andamans, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Batu Islands, Nias, Flores, Natuna Islands and Palawan.^{[1] [2]}

References

• "Euthalia teuta gupta (de Niceville, 1886)" at A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/limenitidinae/bassarona/ "Bassarona Moore, [1897]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. http://www.samuibutterflies.com/insects/butterflies/nymphalinae/bassaronateutagupta/ Samui Butterflies
3. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/262685 India Biodiversity Portal