''Euthalia'' (from
Ancient Greek
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: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom")
is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
brush-footed butterflies
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...
. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''
Bassarona
''Bassarona'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found in India and Southeast Asia.
Selected species
* '' Bassarona byakko'' (Uehara & Yoshida, 1995)
* '' Bassarona dunya'' (Doubleday, 848 – great marquis
* ''Bassarona durga
''Bassaro ...
'' and ''
Dophla'') dukes.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
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* ''Euthalia aconthea'' Cramer, 1777 – common baron or baron
* ''Euthalia adonia'' Cramer, 1780
* ''Euthalia agnis'' Vollenhoven, 1862
* ''Euthalia alpheda'' Godart, 1824 – streaked baron
* ''Euthalia alpherakyi'' Oberthür, 1907
* '' Euthalia amabilis'' Staudinger, 1896
* '' Euthalia amanda'' Hewitson, 1861 – Sulawesi gaudy baron
* '' Euthalia anosia'' Moore, 1858 – grey baron
* '' Euthalia apex'' Tsukada, 1991
* '' Euthalia aristides'' Oberthür, 1907
* '' Euthalia bunzoi'' Sugiyama, 1996
* '' Euthalia confucius'' Westwood, 1850
* '' Euthalia curvifascia ''Tytler, 1915
* '' Euthalia djata'' Distant & Pryer, 1887
* ''Euthalia duda
''Euthalia duda'', the blue duchess, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the coun ...
'' Staudinger, 1855 – blue duchess
* '' Euthalia durga'' Moore, 1858 – blue duke (often placed in ''Bassarona
''Bassarona'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found in India and Southeast Asia.
Selected species
* '' Bassarona byakko'' (Uehara & Yoshida, 1995)
* '' Bassarona dunya'' (Doubleday, 848 – great marquis
* ''Bassarona durga
''Bassaro ...
'')
* ''Euthalia eriphylae
'' Euthalia eriphylae'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae ( Limenitidinae). It is found in the Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and ...
'' de Nicéville, 1891
* '' Euthalia formosana'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* ''Euthalia franciae
''Euthalia franciae'', the French duke, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the sout ...
'' Gray, 1846 – French duke
* '' Euthalia guangdongensis'' Wu, 1994
* '' Euthalia hebe'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* '' Euthalia heweni'' Huang, 2002
* '' Euthalia hoa'' Monastyrskii, 2005 Vietnam, China
* '' Euthalia insulae'' Hall, 1930
* '' Euthalia iapis''
* '' Euthalia ipona'' Fruhstorfer, 1913
* '' Euthalia irrubescens'' Grose-Smith, 1893
* '' Euthalia kanda'' Moore, 1859
* '' Euthalia kardama'' Moore, 1859
* '' Euthalia kameii'' Koiwava, 1996
* '' Euthalia khama'' Alphéraky, 1895 – Naga duke
* '' Euthalia khambounei'' Uehara & Yokochi, 2001
* '' Euthalia koharai'' Yokochi, 2005
* '' Euthalia kosempona'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* '' Euthalia linpingensis'' Mell, 1935
* ''Euthalia lubentina
''Euthalia lubentina'', the gaudy baron, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South, Cambodia, and Southeast Asia. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.
Description
Male. Upperside dark greenish brown. Forewing: a bar acros ...
'' Cramer, 1777 – gaudy baron
* '' Euthalia lusiada'' 9C. & R. Felder, 1863
* '' Euthalia masumi'' Yokochi, 2009 China, Guangxi
* '' Euthalia pacifica'' Mell, 1934
* '' Euthalia pulchella'' Lee, 1979
* '' Euthalia mahadeva'' Moore, 1859
* '' Euthalia malaccana'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Fruhstorfer's baron
* '' Euthalia malapana'' Shirozu & Chung, 1958
* '' Euthalia merta'' Moore, 1859 – white-tipped baron
* '' Euthalia mingyiae'' Huang, 2002
* '' Euthalia monina'' Fabricius, 1787 – powdered baron
* ''Euthalia nais
''Symphaedra nais'', also known as the baronet, is a species of Nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It was formerly included in the genus ''Euthalia'' but it is a sister to members of the genus ''Bassarona''.
Description
The male and the ...
'' Forster, 1771 – baronet
* '' Euthalia nara'' Moore, 1859 – bronze duke
* '' Euthalia niepelti'' Strand, 1916
* '' Euthalia omeia'' Leech, 1891
* '' Euthalia patala'' Kollar, 1844 – grand duchess
* '' Euthalia perlella'' Chou & Wang, 1994
* '' Euthalia phemius'' Doubleday, 1848 – white-edged blue baron
* '' Euthalia pratti'' Leech, 1891
* '' Euthalia purchella'' Lee, 1979
* '' Euthalia pyrrha'' Leech, 1892
* '' Euthalia sahadeva'' Moore, 1859 – green duke
* ?'' Euthalia staudingeri'' Leech, 1891
* '' Euthalia strephon'' Grose-Smith, 1893
* '' Euthalia suprema'' Uehara & Yokochi, 2001
* '' Euthalia tanagra'' Staudinger, 1889
* '' Euthalia telchinia'' Ménétriés, 1857 – blue baron
* '' Euthalia tinna'' Fruhstorfer, 1906
* '' Euthalia thibetana'' Poujade, 1885
* '' Euthalia tsangpoi'' Huang, 1999
* '' Euthalia undosa'' Fruhstorfer, 1906
* '' Euthalia whiteheadi'' Grose-Smith, 1889
* '' Euthalia yasuyukii'' Yoshino, 1998
The common earl, now in ''Tanaecia
''Tanaecia'' is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.
Species
The genus includes the following species:869]"">"''Tanaecia'' Butler, [1869]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
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'', was formerly placed in ''Euthalia''.
References
External links
Images representing ''Euthalia''
at Encyclopedia of Life
Euthalia,
Nymphalidae genera
Limenitidinae
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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