Euthalia teuta affinis  (Lathy, 1900)

Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Un. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Un. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Un. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Un.
♂, Trat, Thailand. ♀, Trat, Thailand.
Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Un. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Up.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Un. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Up. Euthalia teuta affinis ♀ Un.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Samui), Thailand. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Surat Thani (Koh Samui), Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Bassarona affinis Lathy, 1900
OD : Entomologist 33:214-215.
TL : Siam. (♂♀)
Distribution : C. to S.E.Thailand and P.Thailand
(Surat Thani:Koh Samui ; Koh Phangan).
● ssp.teuta
ssp.affinis
ssp.anh
ssp.goodrichi
ssp.rayana
Euthalia teuta affinis map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia teuta teuta ; Godfrey,1930 : 294. (Chonburi: Sriracha) (in part)
Euthalia bellata gupta ; Godfrey,1930 : 295. (Chonburi: Hup Bon) (in part)
Euthalia teuta gupta ; Pinratana,1979 : 80, figs.N140a♂,♀. (Chanthaburi) (in part)
Euthalia teuta gupta ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 81, pl.57, figs.155b♂,♀. (Nakhon Nayok; Chonburi; Chanthaburi)
Bassarona teuta gupta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 454, pl.201, figs.N164b♂,♀. (Chanthaburi)
Euthalia teuta gupta ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.01.21)
Euthalia teuta gupta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 466, pl.206, figs.N330b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chanthaburi)
Euthalia teuta affinis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2022.01.21)
Bassarona teuta gupta ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 112, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakohn Nayok; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Kao Khiewo)
Bassarona teuta ssp. ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 112, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nam Tok Samui)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Sa Kaeo : 4♂ 4♀ (incl. photo and photo by C.Sunthornwiphat).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 12♂ 10♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 3♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Samui dist ; Koh Phangan dist.) : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo and photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 550m) and frequently comes to rotten fruits that has fallen to the ground.
The populations from Nakhon Nayok in central Thailand to southeast Thailand are considered to be this taxon. In females of the population in Sa Kaeo, E.Thailand, individuals with markings similar to that of the nominotypical subspecies may rarely be found. It might be a transition between subspecies has begun. The populations from Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in P.Thailand closely resemble this taxon in both sexes. Therefore I treat it as ssp.affinis tentatively, but further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Lathy, P.I.,1900 : Three new species of Nymphalinae from Siam.
Entomologist 33:213-215.


Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Euthalia teuta affinis ♀
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. ♀, Trat, Thailand.
Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Euthalia teuta affinis ♀
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. ♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by C.Sunthornwiphat)
Euthalia teuta affinis ♂ Euthalia teuta affinis ♀
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2007.02.20 - 2023.08.31.

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