Euploea westwoodii explained

Euploea westwoodii, or Westwood's king crow, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Celebes in the Australasian realm.^[1]

Subspecies

• E. w. westwoodii (South Sulawesi)
• E. w. viola Butler, 1866 (Sulawesi)
• E. w. meyeri Hopffer, 1874 (Sulawesi)
• E. w. labreyi (Moore, 1883) (Sula Islands)
• E. w. bangkaiensis (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Banggai Islands)
• E. w. leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 Salajar (Salajar)

Etymology

The species is named for John Obadiah Westwood.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]