Euploea wallacei

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
Euploea wallacei in Felder and Felder Reise Fregatte Novara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euploea
Species:
E. wallacei
Binomial name
Euploea wallacei
Synonyms
  • felderi Moore, 1883
  • waigeusensis Staudinger, 1885
  • faunia Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • japudia Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Euploea confusa biaka Joicey & Talbot, 1916
  • Euploea confusa f. mimetica Talbot, 1921
  • Euploea confusa marinda Hulstaert, 1923
  • Euploea grayi C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Euploea confusa Butler, 1866
  • Euploea wallacei ares Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • Euploea confusa melia Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • Euploea confusa catana Fruhstorfer, 1904

Subspecies
  • 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

The larva feeds on Ficus and Parsonsia species.

References
  1. C. & R. Felder, 1860 Lepidopterologische Fragmente. V-VI Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (4): 97-112, pl. 1-2, (8): 225-251, pl. 3-4
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  • Euploea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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