''Euploea phaenareta'', the giant crow is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

in the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a re ...

. It was described by Johann Gottlieb Schaller in 1785. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the

Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea an ...

. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9

Subspecies

*''E. p. phaenareta'' (Ambon, Serang) *''E. p. corus'' (Fabricius, 1793) (Sri Lanka, Burma) *''E. p. pavettae'' Zinken, 1831 (Java) *''E. p. callithoe'' Boisduval, 1832 (New Guinea, Louisiades, Goodenough, Fergusson, Woodlark, Kiriwina Islands) *''E. p. castelnaui'' C. & R. Felder, 865/small> (Burma to Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Singapore, Thailand) *''E. p. euthoe'' C. & R. Felder, 865/small> (Aru, Kai) *''E. p. semicirculus'' Butler, 1866 (Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai) *''E. p. mesocala'' Vollenhoven, 1872 (Waigeu) *''E. p. unibrunnea'' Salvin & Godman, 1877 (eastern New Guinea, New Britain, Duke of York Island, New Ireland, Queen Charlotte Island, Feni Island) *''E. p. althaea'' Semper, 1878 (Philippines: Mindanao) *''E. p. drucei'' Moore, 1883 (Thailand, Vietnam) *''E. p. butleri'' Moore, 1883 (Borneo) *''E. p. phaeretena'' Kheil, 1884 (Nias) *''E. p. heurippa'' Godman & Salvin, 1888 (Solomon Islands) *''E. p. micronesia'' (Doherty, 1891) (Enggano) *''E. p. eucala'' Staudinger, 1896 (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba) *''E. p. celebica'' (Fruhstorfer, 1898) (Sulawesi) *''E. p. salvini'' Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan) *''E. p. locupletior'' (Fruhstorfer, 1900) (Talaud Island) *''E. p. irma'' (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Obi) *''E. p. hollandi'' Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Buru) *''E. p. rolanda'' Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Sula Island) *''E. p. defiguratus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Bali) *''E. p. juvia'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Taiwan) *''E. p. sacerdotalis'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Jobi) *''E. p. nikrion'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bawean) *''E. p. hesiodus'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bangka) *''E. p. statius'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra) *''E. p. admiralia'' Strand, 1914 (Admiralty Islands) *''E. p. ornae'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1979 (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'' Euploea Butterflies described in 1785 {{Nymphalidae-stub