Thauria lathyi

Thauria lathyi, the jungleking,[1] is a butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the Morphinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family.

Jungleking
Thauria lathyi and related species
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T. lathyi
Binomial name
Thauria lathyi

Distribution

The jungleking ranges from Manipur to southern Myanmar.[1][2] and Indochina.

A related species, the tufted jungleking (Thauria aliris Frühstorfer, 1902) occurs in Asia.

Status

Evans reports the butterfly as rare in its range.[2]

Etymology

The name honours Percy Ireland Lathy.

See also

Cited references

  1. "Thauria Moore, 1894" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 133–134.

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