Euthalia monina

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euthalia

Similar Euthalia, Euthalia alpheda, Tanaecia, Euthalia phemius, Bassarona teuta

Malay baron euthalia monina monina hin lad waterfall koh samui thailand

Euthalia monina, the powdered baron or Malay baron is a species of nymphalid butterfly.

Subspecies

E. m. monina – Malay baron (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi)

E. m. insularis Eliot, 1978 – (Peninsular Malaysia)

E. m. kesava (Moore, 1859) – powdered baron (Sikkim to Assam, Burma, southern Yunnan)

E. m. discipilota Moore, 1878 – (northern Burma)

E. m. remias Corbet – (central Burma to Thailand)

E. m. varius Tsukada, 1991

E. m. grahami Riley & Godfrey, 1921 – (Peninsular Thailand)

E. m. sastra Fruhstorfer – (Indochina)

E. m. tudela Fruhstorfer – (southern China, Hainan)

E. m. erana de Nicéville – (Sumatra, Batu Islands)

E. m. cordata Weymer, 1887 – (Nias Island)

E. m. ilka Fruhstorfer, 1899 – (northern Borneo)

E. m. natuna Fruhstorfer, 1906 – (Natuna Islands)

E. m. indras Vollenhoven – (southern Borneo)

E. m. salia (Moore, 1857) – (Java)

E. m. tanagra Staudinger – (Palawan)

E. m. suluana Fruhstorfer, 1902 – (Sulu Island)

E. m. sramana Fruhstorfer, 1913 – (Bali)

E. m. obsoleta Fruhstorfer, 1897 – (Lombok)

E. m. jiwabaruana Eliot, 1980 – (Mentawai Islands)

Several forms are described for subspecies monina, including form monina, decorata (Butler, 1869) and gardineri (Fruhstorfer, 1906).

Description

The wingspan of these butterflies can reach about 50–70 millimetres (2.0–2.8 in). The males of Euthalia monina have blackish or dark brown wings, with a blue-green iridescence on the outer part. The wings of the females are dark brown with pale greyish markings.

Biology

Known host plants of the caterpillars include: Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae), Diospyros melanoxylon (Ebenaceae), Macaranga hullettii, Mallotus subpeltatus (Euphorbiaceae), and Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae).

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in Asia, mainly in Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Peninsular Malaya, Sikkim - Assam, Burma and Thailand. This butterfly prefers small clearings, glades and trails in primary rainforests, at an elevation of 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) above sea level.

References

Euthalia monina Wikipedia

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