Euploea


Euploea is a genus of milkweed butterflies. The species are generally dark in coloration, often quite blackish, for which reason they are commonly called crows. As usual for their subfamily, they are poisonous due to feeding on milkweeds and other toxic plants as caterpillars. The latter are aposematically colored to warn off predators from eating them, and the adult butterflies are often mimicked by unrelated species which are not or less poisonous.

Species

Listed alphabetically.
This genus has a large number of junior synonyms, due in part to Moore committing what probably ranks as one of the most drastic cases of oversplitting in the history of zoology:
Crastia Hübner, 1816

Trepsichrois Hübner, 1816

Salpinx Hübner, 1819

Eudaemon Billberg, 1820

Terpsichrois Hübner, 1821

Euplaea Boisduval, 1832

Calliploea Butler, 1875

Macroploea Butler, 1878

Stictoploea Butler, 1878

Euplea W.F. Kirby, 1879

Adigama Moore, 1880

Andasena Moore, 1883

Betanga Moore, 1883

Bibisana Moore, 1883

Chanapa Moore, 1883

Chirosa Moore, 1883

Danisepa Moore, 1883

Deragena Moore, 1883

Gamatoba Moore, 1883

Glinama Moore, 1883

Hirdapa Moore, 1883

Isamia Moore, 1883

Karadira Moore, 1883

Lontara Moore, 1883

Mahintha Moore, 1883

Menama Moore, 1883

Mestapra Moore, 1883

Nacamsa Moore, 1883

Narmada Moore, 1880

Nipara Moore, 1883

Oranasma Moore, 1883

Pademma Moore, 1883

Patosa Moore, 1883

Penoa Moore, 1883

Pramasa Moore, 1883

Pramesta Moore, 1883

Rasuma Moore, 1883

Sabanosa Moore, 1883

Saphara Moore, 1883

Sarobia Moore, 1883

Satanga Moore, 1883

Selinda Moore, 1883

Tabada Moore, 1883

Tagata Moore, 1883

Tiruna Moore, 1883

Tronga Moore, 1883

Vadebra Moore, 1883

Vonona Moore, 1883

Anadara Moore, 1883

Doricha Moore, 1883

Karadina Moore, 1891

Chirosia Sharp, 1904

Daniseppa Fruhstorfer, 1910

Pamasa Fruhstorfer, 1910

Rausuma Fruhstorfer, 1910

Ironga Martin, 1914

Makroploea Martin, 1915

Eupolea Hulstaert, 1931

Ramasa Hulstaert, 1931