Euthalia monina
Species of butterfly
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Euthalia monina, the powdered baron or Malay baron, is a species of nymphalid butterfly. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.
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| Euthalia monina | |
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| E. m. sastra, Laos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euthalia |
| Species: | E. monina |
| Binomial name | |
| Euthalia monina (Moore, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
- E. m. monina (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi) – Malay baron
- E. m. insularis Eliot, 1978 – (Peninsular Malaysia)
- E. m. kesava (Moore, 1859) (Sikkim to Assam, Myanmar, southern Yunnan) – powdered baron
- E. m. discipilota Moore, 1878 – (northern Myanmar)
- E. m. remias Corbet – (central Myanmar 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)
[1] Several forms are described for subspecies monina, including form monina, decorata (Butler, 1869) and gardineri (Fruhstorfer, 1906). [1]
Description
Biology
Known host plants of the caterpillars include: Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae), Diospyros melanoxylon (Ebenaceae), Macaranga hullettii, Mallotus subpeltatus (Euphorbiaceae), and Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae). [1][4]
