''Euthalia'' (from

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...

: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

brush-footed butterflies The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have ...

. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''

Bassarona ''Bassarona'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found in India and Southeast Asia. They are large, powerful, more or less brownish butterflies. The upperside is brown with a row of white spots that may flow together into a white transvers ...

'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, butterflies. The members of this genus vary quite a bit in size and wing shape – in some the forewing is completely rounded, in others pointed or slightly sickle-shaped. The ground colour of the upper side is brown to black, not infrequently with a metallic sheen. They often have white, yellow, or orange spots or bands. The underparts are usually brownish and camouflage-coloured.

Species

Listed alphabetically:"''Euthalia'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Euthalia aconthea">819]"">"''Euthalia'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Euthalia aconthea'' Cramer, 1777 – common baron or baron * ''Euthalia adonia'' Cramer, 1780 * ''Euthalia agnis'' Vollenhoven, 1862 * ''Euthalia alpheda'' Godart, 1824 – streaked baron * ''Euthalia alpherakyi'' Oberthür, 1907 * '' Euthalia amabilis'' Staudinger, 1896 * '' Euthalia amanda'' Hewitson, 1861 – Sulawesi gaudy baron * '' Euthalia anosia'' Moore, 1858 – grey baron * ''

Euthalia apex ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Tsukada, 1991 * ''

Euthalia aristides ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Oberthür, 1907 * ''

Euthalia bunzoi ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Sugiyama, 1996 * '' Euthalia confucius'' Westwood, 1850 * ''

Euthalia curvifascia ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

''Tytler, 1915 * '' Euthalia djata'' Distant & Pryer, 1887 * '' Euthalia duda'' Staudinger, 1855 – blue duchess * ''

Euthalia durga ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Moore, 1858 – blue duke (often placed in ''

'') * '' Euthalia eriphylae'' de Nicéville, 1891 * ''

Euthalia formosana ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 * '' Euthalia franciae'' Gray, 1846 – French duke * ''

Euthalia guangdongensis ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Wu, 1994 * ''

Euthalia hebe ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 * ''

Euthalia heweni ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Huang, 2002 * ''

Euthalia hoa ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Monastyrskii, 2005 Vietnam, China * ''

Euthalia insulae ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and '' Dophla'') dukes. They are large, broad-winged, b ...

'' Hall, 1930 * ''

Euthalia iapis ''Euthalia'' (from Ancient Greek: Euthalia Ευθαλια "flower", "bloom") is a genus of Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in ''Bassarona'' and ''Dophla'') dukes. They are large, bro ...

'' * '' Euthalia ipona'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 * '' Euthalia irrubescens'' Grose-Smith, 1893 * '' Euthalia kanda'' Moore, 1859 * '' Euthalia kardama'' Moore, 1859 * '' Euthalia kameii'' Koiwava, 1996 * '' Euthalia khama'' Alphéraky, 1895 – Naga duke * '' Euthalia khambounei'' Uehara & Yokochi, 2001 * '' Euthalia koharai'' Yokochi, 2005 * '' Euthalia kosempona'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 * '' Euthalia linpingensis'' Mell, 1935 * '' Euthalia lubentina'' Cramer, 1777 – gaudy baron * '' Euthalia lusiada'' 9C. & R. Felder, 1863 * '' Euthalia masumi'' Yokochi, 2009 China, Guangxi * '' Euthalia pacifica'' Mell, 1934 * '' Euthalia pulchella'' Lee, 1979 * '' Euthalia mahadeva'' Moore, 1859 * '' Euthalia malaccana'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Fruhstorfer's baron * '' Euthalia malapana'' Shirozu & Chung, 1958 * '' Euthalia merta'' Moore, 1859 – white-tipped baron * '' Euthalia mingyiae'' Huang, 2002 * '' Euthalia monina'' Fabricius, 1787 – powdered baron * '' Euthalia nais'' Forster, 1771 – baronet * '' Euthalia nara'' Moore, 1859 – bronze duke * '' Euthalia niepelti'' Strand, 1916 * '' Euthalia omeia'' Leech, 1891 * '' Euthalia patala'' Kollar, 1844 – grand duchess * '' Euthalia perlella'' Chou & Wang, 1994 * '' Euthalia phemius'' Doubleday, 1848 – white-edged blue baron * '' Euthalia pratti'' Leech, 1891 * '' Euthalia purchella'' Lee, 1979 * '' Euthalia pyrrha'' Leech, 1892 * '' Euthalia sahadeva'' Moore, 1859 – green duke * ?'' Euthalia staudingeri'' Leech, 1891 * '' Euthalia strephon'' Grose-Smith, 1893 * '' Euthalia suprema'' Uehara & Yokochi, 2001 * '' Euthalia tanagra'' Staudinger, 1889 * '' Euthalia telchinia'' Ménétriés, 1857 – blue baron * '' Euthalia tinna'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 * '' Euthalia thibetana'' Poujade, 1885 * '' Euthalia tsangpoi'' Huang, 1999 * '' Euthalia undosa'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 * '' Euthalia whiteheadi'' Grose-Smith, 1889 * '' Euthalia yasuyukii'' Yoshino, 1998 The common earl, now in ''

Tanaecia ''Tanaecia'' is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae. Species The genus includes the following species:"''Tanaecia'' Butler, [1869]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Tanaecia amisa'' Grose-Smith, 1 ...

'', was formerly placed in ''Euthalia''.

References

External links

Images representing ''Euthalia''
at Encyclopedia of Life Euthalia, Nymphalidae genera Limenitidinae Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Limenitidinae-stub