Euthalia alpheda

 

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Euthalia alpheda
Photo taken at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand  ♀ 620m a.s.l.

Not common although quite widespread throughout the region. The sexes are similar in appearance but the female is paler and slightly larger than the male. Multivoltine with several broods per annum. Not well known and further study is needed.

Synonyms and previously used names:   Nymphalis alpheda, Adolias alpheda, Adolias parta, Adolias jama, Adolias octogesima, Euthalia jama, Euthalia numerica, Euthalia keda

Taxonomy:  Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Limenitidinae - Euthalia - alpheda

Regional Distribution:  India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

Habitat:  montane forest, up to 1600m a.s.l.                                              Wingspan:  50-70mm

Flight time:  most of the year, depending on location

Larval Hosts:  Mangifera indica, Mangifera pentandra (Anacardiaceae).  There may be other hosts that are used which have not yet been recorded.

Adult Food Sources:  Nectar - not known if this species visits flowers for nectar.  Other - mud puddling, over-ripe fruit

Euthalia alpheda
Chiang Mai, Thailand  ♂

Euthalia alpheda
Chiang Mai, Thailand  ♀

Mangifera indica
Mangifera indica, a larval host

Butterflies of Thailand and SE Asia  -  BugsAlive Species Information Sheet
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