Euploea redtenbacheri
Species of butterfly
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Euploea redtenbacheri, the Malayan crow or Redtenbacher's crow, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.[2]
| Euploea redtenbacheri | |
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| Euploea redtenbacheri coracina | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euploea |
| Species: | E. redtenbacheri |
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| Euploea redtenbacheri | |
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Subspecies
- E. r. redtenbacheri (Sulawesi, Burma, Malaya, Celebes, Moluccas)
- E. r. leachii C. & R. Felder, [1865] (South Sulawesi)
- E. r. coracina Hopffer, 1874 (North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi)
- E. r. spiculifera (Moore, 1883) (Buru, Ambon, Obi)
- E. r. albiplaga (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Banggai Island)
- E. r. selayarensis Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979 (Salayar)
Biology
The larva feeds on Strophanthus dichotomus.
Etymology
The name honours Ludwig Redtenbacher.
