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.[2]
Subspecies
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E. p. phaenareta (Ambon, Serang)
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E. p. corus (Fabricius, 1793) (Sri Lanka, Burma)
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E. p. pavettae Zinken, 1831 (Java)
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E. p. callithoe Boisduval, 1832 (New Guinea, Louisiades, Goodenough, Fergusson, Woodlark, Kiriwina Islands)
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E. p. castelnaui C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Burma to Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Singapore, Thailand)
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E. p. euthoe C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Aru, Kai)
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E. p. semicirculus Butler, 1866 (Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai)
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E. p. mesocala Vollenhoven, 1872 (Waigeu)
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E. p. unibrunnea Salvin & Godman, 1877 (eastern New Guinea, New Britain, Duke of York Island, New Ireland, Queen Charlotte Island, Feni Island)
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E. p. althaea Semper, 1878 (Philippines: Mindanao)
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E. p. drucei Moore, 1883 (Thailand, Vietnam)
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E. p. butleri Moore, 1883 (Borneo)
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E. p. phaeretena Kheil, 1884 (Nias)
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E. p. heurippa Godman & Salvin, 1888 (Solomon Islands)
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E. p. micronesia (Doherty, 1891) (Enggano)
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E. p. eucala Staudinger, 1896 (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba)
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E. p. celebica (Fruhstorfer, 1898) (Sulawesi)
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E. p. salvini Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)
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E. p. locupletior (Fruhstorfer, 1900) (Talaud Island)
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E. p. irma (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Obi)
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E. p. hollandi Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Buru)
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E. p. rolanda Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Sula Island)
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E. p. defiguratus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Bali)
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E. p. juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Taiwan)
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E. p. sacerdotalis Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Jobi)
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E. p. nikrion Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bawean)
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E. p. hesiodus Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bangka)
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E. p. statius Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra)
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E. p. admiralia Strand, 1914 (Admiralty Islands)
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E. p. ornae Schröder & Treadaway, 1979 (Philippines: Samar)
Biology
The larva feeds on Cerbera - C. floribunda, C. manghas, and Plumeria species.
References
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^ Schaller, 1785 Beiträge zur Geschichte exotischer Papiliones Der Naturforscher 21: 173-179, pl. 4-5
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^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
