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.
Subspecies
- E. w. westwoodii (South Sulawesi)
- E. w. viola <small>Butler, 1866</small> (Sulawesi)
- E. w. meyeri <small>Hopffer, 1874</small> (Sulawesi)
- E. w. labreyi <small>(Moore, 1883)</small> (Sula Islands)
- E. w. bangkaiensis <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1899)</small> (Banggai Islands)
- E. w. leochares <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910 Salajar</small> (Salajar)
Etymology
The species is named for John Obadiah Westwood.
References
External links
- Euploea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms