Eulaceura is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Apaturinae.

Eulaceura
Eulaceura osteria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Genus: Eulaceura
Butler, 1872

The genus contains two species:

  • Eulaceura manipuriensis Tytler, 1915 – Tytler's emperor – Manipur, Indochina
  • Eulaceura osteria (Westwood, 1850)
    • E. o. osteria Java, Borneo, Malaya
    • E. o. kumana Fruhstorfer, 1913 Peninsular Malaya, Singapore
    • E. o. nicomedeia Fruhstorfer Sumatra
    • E. o. jembala Fruhstorfer Borneo
    • E. o. bipupillata Lathy Nias
    • E. o. sitarama Fruhstorfer Hainan
    • E. o. tanahmasa Hanafusa, 1996 Indonesia, Batu Islands, Tanahmasa Island
    • E. o. nakamotoi Miyata & Hanafusa, 1989 Indonesia, Belitung Island
    • E. o. baraena Corbet, 1942 Mentawi Island
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