Bassarona teuta

Species of butterfly

Banded marquis

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

* Adolias teuta Doubleday, [1848]
* Euthalia teuta
* Euthalia goodrichi Distant, 1886
* Bassarona affinis Lathy, 1900

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.[2]

## Subspecies

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* 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

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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

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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]

## Gallery

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* Illustration of Bassarona teuta form gupta

* Illustration of Bassarona teuta, dorsal view

* Lateral view

## References

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

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

Taxon identifiers

Bassarona teuta|

* Wikidata: Q21986175
* Wikispecies: Bassarona teuta
* BioLib: 814164
* BOLD: 907795
* GBIF: 9999965
* iNaturalist: 549323
* NCBI: 2093556
* Open Tree of Life: 7151708

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