Biology:Euploea eurianassa

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Euploea eurianassa
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euploea
Species:
E. eurianassa
Binomial name
Euploea eurianassa
Hewitson 1858[1]
Synonyms
  • cumaxa Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • terentilia Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Penoa thomsoni Kirby, 1889

Euploea eurianassa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1858. It is endemic to New Guinea in the Australasian realm.[2]

The larva feeds on Ichnocarpus frutescens.

References

  1. Hewitson, 1858 Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

External links

  • Euploea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q1929924 entry