Euploea phaenareta explained

Euploea phaenareta, the giant crow is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johann Gottlieb Schaller in 1785. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.^[1]

Subspecies

E. p. phaenareta (Ambon, Serang)
E. p. corus (Fabricius, 1793) (Sri Lanka, Burma)
E. p. pavettae Zinken, 1831 (Java)
E. p. callithoe Boisduval, 1832 (New Guinea, Louisiades, Goodenough, Fergusson, Woodlark, Kiriwina Islands)
E. p. castelnaui C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Burma to Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Singapore, Thailand)
E. p. euthoe C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Aru, Kai)
E. p. semicirculus Butler, 1866 (Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai)
E. p. mesocala Vollenhoven, 1872 (Waigeu)
E. p. unibrunnea Salvin & Godman, 1877 (eastern New Guinea, New Britain, Duke of York Island, New Ireland, Queen Charlotte Island, Feni Island)
E. p. althaea Semper, 1878 (Philippines: Mindanao)
E. p. drucei Moore, 1883 (Thailand, Vietnam)
E. p. butleri Moore, 1883 (Borneo)
E. p. phaeretena Kheil, 1884 (Nias)
E. p. heurippa Godman & Salvin, 1888 (Solomon Islands)
E. p. micronesia (Doherty, 1891) (Enggano)
E. p. eucala Staudinger, 1896 (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba)
E. p. celebica (Fruhstorfer, 1898) (Sulawesi)
E. p. salvini Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)
E. p. locupletior (Fruhstorfer, 1900) (Talaud Island)
E. p. irma (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Obi)
E. p. hollandi Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Buru)
E. p. rolanda Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Sula Island)
E. p. defiguratus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Bali)
E. p. juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Taiwan)
E. p. sacerdotalis Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Jobi)
E. p. nikrion Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bawean)
E. p. hesiodus Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bangka)
E. p. statius Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra)
E. p. admiralia Strand, 1914 (Admiralty Islands)
E. p. ornae Schröder & Treadaway, 1979 (Philippines: Samar)

Biology

The larva feeds on Cerbera - C. floribunda, C. manghas, and Plumeria species.

External links

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

Notes and References

[Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]