Euripus nyctelius, the courtesan, is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1845. The females mimic Euploea species. The larva feeds on Trema orientalis.
Subspecies
- E. n. nyctelius Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, northern Thailand
- E. n. mastor <small>Fruhstorfer, 1903 </small> Mainland Southeast Asia
- E. n. euploeoides <small>C. & R. Felder, [1867]</small> Peninsular Malaya, southern Thailand, Singapore, Langkawi, Sumatra, southern Yunnan
- E. n. niasicus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1899</small> Nias
- E. n. javanus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1899</small> Java
- E. n. borneensis <small>Distant & Pryer, 1887</small> Borneo
- E. n. palawanicus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1899</small> Palawan (Philippines)
- E. n. clytia <small>C. & R. Felder, [1867]</small> Luzon (Philippines)
- E. n. orestheion <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914 </small> Mindoro (Philippines)
- E. n. nysia <small>Semper, 1887</small> Bohol, Mindanao (Philippines)
- E. n. sumatrensis <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small> Sumatra
- E. n. ophelion <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small> Bangka
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