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.[2]

Euploea phaenareta
Euploea phaenareta hollandi specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euploea
Species:
E. phaenareta
Binomial name
Euploea phaenareta
(Schaller, 1785)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio phaenareta Schaller, 1785
  • Papilio affinis Gmelin, 1790
  • Trepsichrois alea Hübner, 1816
  • Danais prothoe Godart, 1819
  • Danais cora Godart, 1819
  • Euploea gyllenhalii Lucas, 1853
  • Euploea cuvieri C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Euploea elisa Butler, 1866
  • Euploea callithoe var. fucosa Janson, 1886
  • Euploea durrsteini ab. nera Staudinger, 1895
  • Macroploea corus vitrina Fruhstorfer, 1898
  • Euploea grandis Moore, 1883
  • Euploea godmani Moore, 1883
  • Euploea majuma Ribbe, 1898
  • pauperata Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • luxurianta Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • privata Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • biplagiata Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • erynia Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • praestabilis Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • honrathi Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Euploea callithoe morna Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Euploea f. erynia Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Euploea callithoe arova Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Euploea callithoe admiralia f. aruana Strand, 1914
  • fucosa Hulstaert, 1931
  • pavettae Fabricius, 1938
  • goodsoni Corbet, 1942
  • rigneyi Jumalon, 1971
  • violescens Morishita, 1981
  • Papilio corus Fabricius, 1793
  • Euploea pavettae Zinken, 1831
  • Euploea callithoe Boisduval, 1832
  • Euploea hansemanni Honrath, 1888
  • Euploea durrsteini Staudinger, 1890
  • Euploea durrsteini Staudinger, 1891
  • eurykleia Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Euploea castelnaui C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Euploea phoebus Butler, 1866
  • Euploea euthoë C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Euploea semicirculus Butler, 1866
  • Euploea mesocala Vollenhoven, 1872
  • Euploea unibrunnea Salvin & Godman, 1877
  • Euploea browni Salvin & Godman, 1877
  • Euploea althaea Semper, 1878
  • Euploea drucei Moore, 1883
  • Euploea butleri Moore, 1883
  • Euploea heurippa Godman & Salvin, 1888
  • Macroploea phaenareta micronesia Doherty, 1891
  • Euploea eucala Staudinger, 1896
  • Macroploea corus celebica Fruhstorfer, 1898
  • Euploea castelnaui var. salvini Staudinger, 1889
  • Macroploea corus locupletior Fruhstorfer, 1900
  • Macroploea phaenareta irma Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Macroploea corus defiguratus Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Euploea (Salpinx) juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Euploea callithoe admiralia Strand, 1914

Subspecies

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  • 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, [1865] (Burma to Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Singapore, Thailand)
  • E. p. euthoe C. & R. Felder, [1865] (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

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The larva feeds on Cerbera - C. floribunda, C. manghas, and Plumeria species.

References

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  1. ^ Schaller, 1785 Beiträge zur Geschichte exotischer Papiliones Der Naturforscher 21: 173-179, pl. 4-5
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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  • Euploea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms