Thauria lathyi

Thauria lathyi, the jungleking, 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. 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.

Etymology
The name honours Percy Ireland Lathy.