Thauria lathyi

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

The jungleking ranges from Manipur to southern Myanmar.

A related species, the tufted jungleking (Thauria aliris Frühstorfer, 1902) occurs in Asia.

Evans reports the butterfly as rare in its range.

[2] The name honours Percy Ireland Lathy.