Bassarona teuta

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

Banded marquis
from Meghalaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bassarona
Species:
B. teuta
Binomial name
Bassarona teuta
(Doubleday, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Adolias teuta Doubleday, [1848]
  • Euthalia teuta
  • Euthalia goodrichi Distant, 1886
  • Bassarona affinis Lathy, 1900

This species is placed by some authors in the genus Euthalia, as Bassarona may be considered only a subgenus.[2]

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)

[1]

Description

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]

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]

  • Illustration of Bassarona teuta form gupta
  • Illustration of Bassarona teuta, dorsal view
  • Lateral view

References
  1. "Bassarona Moore, [1897]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Samui Butterflies
  3. India Biodiversity Portal
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