Banded marquis
from Meghalaya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bassarona
Species:	B. teuta
Binomial name
Bassarona teuta (Doubleday, 1848)
Synonyms
Adolias teuta Doubleday, [1848] Euthalia teuta Euthalia goodrichi Distant, 1886 Bassarona affinis Lathy, 1900

Bassarona teuta, the banded marquis,^[1] 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.^[2]

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)

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Description

Bassarona teuta can reach a wingspan of 60–80 millimetres (2.4–3.1 in).^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[1][2]

Gallery

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  Illustration of Bassarona teuta form gupta
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  Illustration of Bassarona teuta, dorsal view
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  Lateral view