Euploea phaenareta
Euploea phaenareta, the giant crow is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johann Gottlieb Schaller in 1785. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.Subspecies
- E. p. phaenareta
- E. p. corus
- E. p. pavettae Zinken, 1831
- E. p. callithoe Boisduval, 1832
- E. p. castelnaui C. & R. Felder,
- E. p. euthoe C. & R. Felder,
- E. p. semicirculus Butler, 1866
- E. p. mesocala Vollenhoven, 1872
- E. p. unibrunnea Salvin & Godman, 1877
- E. p. althaea Semper, 1878
- E. p. drucei Moore, 1883
- E. p. butleri Moore, 1883
- E. p. phaeretena Kheil, 1884
- E. p. heurippa Godman & Salvin, 1888
- E. p. micronesia
- E. p. eucala Staudinger, 1896
- E. p. celebica
- E. p. salvini Staudinger, 1889
- E. p. locupletior
- E. p. irma
- E. p. hollandi Fruhstorfer, 1904
- E. p. rolanda Fruhstorfer, 1904
- E. p. defiguratus
- E. p. juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908
- E. p. sacerdotalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
- E. p. nikrion Fruhstorfer, 1910
- E. p. hesiodus Fruhstorfer, 1910
- E. p. statius Fruhstorfer, 1910
- E. p. admiralia Strand, 1914
- E. p. ornae Schröder & Treadaway, 1979
Biology
The larva feeds on Cerbera - C. floribunda, C. manghas, and Plumeria species.
