Euploea wallacei , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. It is found in the Australasian realm[2] The name honours Alfred Russel Wallace.
Euploea wallacei | |
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Euploea wallacei in Felder and Felder Reise Fregatte Novara | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euploea |
Species: | E. wallacei
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Binomial name | |
Euploea wallacei | |
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Subspecies
edit- E. w. wallacei (Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bachan)
- E. w. grayi C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Aru)
- E. w. confusa Butler, 1866 (Waigeu)
- E. w. gilda Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi, Buru)
- E. w. melia Fruhstorfer, 1904 (New Guinea to Goodenough Island, Fergusson Island)
Biology
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editExternal links
editWikispecies has information related to Euploea wallacei.
- Euploea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms