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]
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| Euploea redtenbacheri coracina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euploea |
| Species: | E. redtenbacheri
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| Euploea redtenbacheri | |
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Subspecies edit
- 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 edit
The larva feeds on Strophanthus dichotomus.
Etymology edit
The name honours Ludwig Redtenbacher.
References edit
- ^ C. & R. Felder, [1865] Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Euploea redtenbacheri.
- Euploea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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