Euploea morosa

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Euploea morosa
Euploea morosa lugubris (figures 2, 3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euploea
Species:
E. morosa
Binomial name
Euploea morosa
Butler, 1866[1]
Synonyms
  • Euploea morosa Butler, 1866
  • Euploea morosina Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Euploea morosa gebehensis van Eecke, 1915
  • Chirosa lugubris Grose-Smith, 1894

Euploea morosa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1866. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]

Subspecies[edit]

  • E. m. morosa (Ternate, Bachan, Halmahera, Obi)
  • E. m. lugubris (Grose-Smith, 1894) (Biak)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Butler A.G , 1866 A Monograph of the diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the Genus Euploea, with Descriptions of many new Species, founded principally on the Specimens in the Collection of the British Museum Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1866 (2) : 268-302, pl. 29-30
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

External links[edit]

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