Euthalia patala (Kollar, [1844])
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Limenitidinae → tribe Adoliadini → genus Euthalia → species Euthalia patala
Species name(s)
Euthalia patala (Kollar, [1844]) = Adolias patala Kollar, [1844] = Bassarona patala = Euthalia doubledayii Gray 1846 = Euthalia epiona Moore 1859. [9, 187]
The Grand Duchess.
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Detailed information with references
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Wingspan 80-100 mm. Sexes similar, but female larger and slightly darker than male. Wing shape, background colorand markings very similar to femaleEuthalia nara, but slightly larger in size, FW with larger white spot in space 2, two whitish costal spots in spaces 6 and 7 on HW are larger, the former filling the space whereas that of the former species small and at the upper portion of space 6. Female usually has two additional small white spots in space 1b, one may absent, but traceable. [144].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Quercus lamellosa, Quercus ramsbottomii [144].
Subspecies of Euthalia patala
- Euthalia patala lengba Tytler. [187]
- E. p. patala. [9]
- E. p. taooana (Moore, [1879]). [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photo:
Jan Rasmussen. Text data: Svetlana Shchavelina.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [144] Pisuth Ek-Amnuay "Butterflies of Thailand". 2nd Revised edition. Bangkok, 2012
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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