Euthalia anosia

 

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Euthalia aconthea
Photo taken at Lamnamkok National Park, Chiang Rai. Thailand  ♀ 450m a.s.l.

Quite widely distributed and can be common locally. This species is sexually dimorphic with differences in both colour and markings. The base colour of the wings can be blue, greyish-brown, or a combination of the two in both male and female. The female is also considerably larger than the male. Like most species in this genus it is a strong flier. It is multivoltine with several broods per annum. Further study is needed for this species.

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

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

Habitat:  evergreen and deciduous montane forest, up to 1000m a.s.l.             Wingspan:  50-70mm

Flight time:  most of the year, depending on location

Larval Hosts:  Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae). There are probably other hosts used that have yet to be recorded.

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

Euthalia aconthea
Chiang Mai, Thailand  ♂

Euthalia aconthea
Chiang Rai, Thailand  ♂

Euthalia anosia
Chiang Mai, Thailand  ♂

Euthalia aconthea
Chiang Rai, Thailand  ♀

Euthalia aconthea
Chiang Rai, Thailand  ♀

Euthalia anosia
Chiang Rai, Thailand  ♀

Mangifera indica
Mangifera indica, a larval host

Euthalia anosia
Chiang Mai, Thailand  ♂

Butterflies of Thailand and SE Asia  -  BugsAlive Species Information Sheet
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