Bassarona teuta, the banded marquis,"Bassarona Moore, " at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms 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.
Subspecies 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)
Description Bassarona teuta can reach a wingspan of .Samui Butterflies 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.India Biodiversity Portal
Range 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. Similar species Euthalia recta
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References
"Euthalia teuta gupta (de Niceville, 1886)" at A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China