Bassarona teuta
| Banded Marquis | |
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| Male of Bassarona teuta. Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropod |
| Class: | Insect |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bassarona |
| Species: | B. teuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassarona teuta (Doubleday, 1848) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Banded Marquis Bassarona teuta[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly.
This species is placed by some authors in the genus Euthalia, as Bassarona is considered only a subgenus. [2]
Subspecies
- Bassarona teuta teuta (Assam to Thailand)
- Bassarona teuta goodrichi (Distant, 1886) (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Pulau Tioman)
- Bassarona teuta affinis Lathy, 1900 (Siam)
- Bassarona teuta rayana (Morishita, 1968) (Langkawi)
- Bassarona teuta tiomanica Eliot, 1978 (Pulau Tioman)
- Bassarona teuta teutoides (Moore, 1877) (Andamans)
- Bassarona teuta gupta (de Nicéville, 1886) (southern Burma)
- Bassarona teuta eurus (de Nicéville, 1894) (Sumatra)
- Bassarona teuta yapana Fruhstorfer (Batu Island)
- Bassarona teuta externa (de Nicéville, 1894) (Nias)
- Bassarona teuta eion (de Nicéville, 1894) (Java)
- Bassarona teuta veyana Fruhstorfer (Flores)
- Bassarona teuta bellata (Druce, 1873) (Borneo)
- Bassarona teuta ira (Moore, 1896) (Burma)
- Bassarona teuta salpona (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Natuna Island)
- Bassarona teuta eson (de Nicéville, 1894) (Palawan)
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, Palawan.[1][2]
Gallery
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Illustration of Bassarona teuta form gupta
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Illustration of Bassarona teuta, dorsal view
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Lateral view
References
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Bassarona genus.
- 1 2 3 Samui Butterflies
- ↑ India Biodiversity Portal