Bassarona teuta, the banded marquis,[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly.
Banded marquis | |
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from Meghalaya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bassarona |
Species: | B. teuta |
Binomial name | |
Bassarona teuta (Doubleday, 1848) | |
Synonyms | |
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This species is placed by some authors in the genus Euthalia, as Bassarona may be considered only a subgenus.[2]
- 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)
Bassarona teuta can reach a wingspan of 60–80 millimetres (2.4–3.1 in).[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]
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]
- Illustration of Bassarona teuta form gupta
- Illustration of Bassarona teuta, dorsal view
- Lateral view
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