Thauria lathyi

Jungleking
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Thauria
Species:	T. lathyi
Binomial name
Thauria lathyi Frühstorfer, 1902

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

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

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)
• List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

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.

References

• Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
• Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.