''Euthalia duda'', the blue duchess, is a species of

nymphalid 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 red ...

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

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 countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...

Subspecies

*''E. d. duda'' Sikkim Burma *''E. d. amplifascia'' Tytler, 1940 Northeast Burma *''E. d. sakota'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 Yunnan *''E. d. bellula'' Yokochi, 2005 Laos, Vietnam

References

D Butterflies of Asia Butterflies described in 1855 {{Limenitidinae-stub