Euthalia sahadeva, the green duke, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Male above pale olive green, marked with 5 dull whitish yellow spots united into a sort of band. In the female these spots are nearly clear white. On the hindwing the male has 6 yellowish patches.
Subspecies
- E. s. sahadeva Sikkim, Bhutan
- E. s. narayana <small>Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891</small> Burma Ground-colour rather paler green than in nadaka female; on the fore wing the spots are smaller.
- E. s. nadaka <small>Fruhstorfer, 1913</small> Assam small montane form.
- E. s. thawgawa <small>Tytler, 1940</small> India
- E. s. yanagisawai <small>Sugiyama, 1996</small> Yunnan, Sichuan
Etymology
Named for the mythical Sahadeva.
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