Euthalia

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Euthalia
Euthalia lubentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Tribe: Adoliadini
Genus: Euthalia
Hübner, [1819]
Species

Numerous, see text

Euthalia (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower, bloom")[1] is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in Bassarona and Dophla) dukes.

Selected species

  • Common Baron, Euthalia aconthea
  • Streaked Baron, Euthalia alpheda (Godart, [1824])
    • Euthalia alpheda jama C. & R. Felder, 1867
  • Grey Baron, Euthalia anosia (Moore, 1858)
  • Blue Duchess, Euthalia duda (Staudinger, 1855)
  • Euthalia durga – often placed in Bassarona instead.
  • Euthalia eriphylae de Nicéville, 1891
  • Euthalia formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • French Duke, Euthalia franciae (Gray, 1846)
  • Euthalia hebe
    • Euthalia hebe kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Euthalia insulae Hall, 1930
  • Naga Duke, Euthalia khama Alphéraky, 1898
  • Euthalia iapis
  • Euthalia irrubescens
    • Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis (Matsumura, 1909)
  • Gaudy Baron, Euthalia lubentina
  • Euthalia malaccana Fruhstorfer, 1899
  • Euthalia malapana Shirozu & Chung, 1958
  • White-tipped Baron, Euthalia merta (Moore, 1859)
  • Powdered Baron, Euthalia monina (Moore, 1859)
  • Baronet, Euthalia nais
  • Bronze Duke, Euthalia nara Moore, 1859
  • Grand Duchess, Euthalia patala (Kollar, 1844)
  • White-Edged Blue Baron, Euthalia phemius (Doubleday, 1848)
  • Green Duke, Euthalia sahadeva (Moore, ?1861)
  • Blue Baron, Euthalia telchinia

The Common Earl, now in Tanaecia, was also placed in Euthalia for some time.

References

  1. "Etymology of Euthalia on answers.com". Answers Corporation. Retrieved 19 December 2012. 
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