Euploea redtenbacheri explained

Euploea redtenbacheri, the Malayan crow or Redtenbacher's crow is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.^[1]

Subspecies

• E. r. redtenbacheri (Sulawesi, Burma, Malaya, Celebes, Moluccas)
• E. r. leachii C. & R. Felder, [1865] (South Sulawesi)
• E. r. coracina Hopffer, 1874 (North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi)
• E. r. spiculifera (Moore, 1883) (Buru, Ambon, Obi)
• E. r. albiplaga (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Banggai Island)
• E. r. selayarensis Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979 (Salayar)

Biology

The larva feeds on Strophanthus dichotomus.

Etymology

The name honours Ludwig Redtenbacher.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]