Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 – Common Baron Butterfly

Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 – Common Baron.

Physical Description Of  Euthalia aconthea Underwings:

The underside of male Euthalia aconthea is ochraceous brown. UNF shows five transverse slender black lines across cell. In median vein a black spot present.
Five slender black loops at base exist in UNH. A posteriorly obsolescent postdiscal series of black marks and a subterminal series of black dots . The termen near apex touched with pale lilac. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen dark brown. The antennae ochraceous at the tip. The body paler beneath.

Euthalia aconthea- Common barron

Physical Description Of Euthalia aconthae Upperwings:

From the Upperside the Euthalia aconthea is brown with slight traces of olive. At the base two transverse short black lines present on the UPF, a black loop across the middle and another beyond the apex of the cell with their centres dark brown followed by an angulated discal dark brown band bordered outwardly by a series of five white spots.  Subterminal black band broadening over the apex and angulated inwards in interspace 1.
UPH shaded with dark brown at base. In cell two crescent-shaped dark brown loop-like marks present. A discal series of dark brown,elongate, outwardly acute, inwardly diffuse, somewhat hastate (spear-shaped) spots followed by a subterminal series of small spots of the same colour,



Bio-Data Of  Common Barron Butterfly-

Genus: Euthalia Hubner, 1819.

Species: Aconthae Cramer, 1777.

Subspecies: Gurda Frushtorfer, 1906

Wingspan Of Adult Common Barron Butterfly: 50-70mm.

Local Caterpillar Host Plant: Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae, Common Name: Mango).

Local Distribution Of Common Barron Butterfly- 

The common barron is widely distributed overall the world. In Asian countries common barron commonly seen in Bangladesh, India, Sri-lanka, Nepal and some other countries.

Fairly seen in Mengifera indica (Mango plant), Psidium guajava (Common guava) tress. You may also found it sucking wasted fruits, ordure and mud.