Euploea eleusina explained

Euploea eleusina, or Vollenhov's crow, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in the Indomalayan realm crossing the Wallace line to Sulawesi in the Australasian realm.^[1]

Subspecies

• E. e. eleusina (Java, Bali, Kangean)
• E. e. mniszechii C. & R. Felder, 1859 (South Sulawesi)
• E. e. vollenhovii C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Sulawesi)
• E. e. aganor Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Banggai Island)
• E. e. hygina Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba, Alor)
• E. e. anitra Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Central Sulawesi)
• E. e. palata Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Central Sulawesi)

Biology

The larva feeds on Streblus asper.^[2]

External links

• Euploea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
2. Vane-Wright, R.I, & de Jong, R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 343, 3–267 https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220217/ page 226