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Euthalia franciae

Euthalia franciae, the French duke, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. Characteristic of the under surface is the delicate blue-green, bronze-like ground-colour which is richly suffused with silver-grey, and on the hindwings adorned with stripes of pale lilac, especially in specimens of the dry-season. The forewing underside with a large quadrate black spot at the anal angle, longitudinal band broad and clearer white.

Subspecies

  • Euthalia franciae franciae (Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan)
  • Euthalia franciae attenuata <small>(Tytler)</small> (Upper Burma)
  • Euthalia franciae raja <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1859)</small> (Assam, Yunnan)

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