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