Euploea boisduvali

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Euploea boisduvali
In Felder and Felder's Reise Fregatte Novara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euploea
Species:
E. boisduvali
Binomial name
Euploea boisduvali
Synonyms
  • Euploea paykullei Butler, 1876
  • Deragena childreni Moore, 1883
  • Euploea (Chirosa) era de Nicéville, 1902
  • lystra Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Euploea fraudulenta rendovana Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • melana Strand, 1914
  • simmondsi Poulton, 1924
  • Euploea herrichii C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Vadebra mangoensis Butler, 1884
  • Danais eleutho Godart, [1824]
  • Danaide eleutho Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Euploea proserpina Butler, 1866
  • Euploea brenchleyi Butler, 1870
  • Euploea torvina Butler, [1876]
  • Euploea fraudulenta Butler, 1882
  • Euploea bigamica Strand, 1914
  • Euploea pyrgion Godman & Salvin, 1888

Euploea boisduvali , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found in the Australasian realm[2]

Subspecies[edit]

  • E. b. boisduvali (Fiji)
  • E. b. brenchleyi Butler, 1870 (Bougainville, San Cristobal, Santa Ana, Ugi, Rennel)
  • E. b. torvina Butler, [1876] (Tana, Aneityum)
  • E. b. fraudulenta Butler, 1882 (Woodlark, Solomons)
  • E. b. pyrgion Godman & Salvin, 1888 (Malaita, Guadalcanal, Florida Island)
  • E. b. albomarginata Carpenter, 1942 (San Cristobal, Santa Ana)
  • E. b. rileyi Poulton, 1924 (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
  • E. b. bakeri Poulton, 1926 (New Hebrides, Banks Island)
  • E. b. addenda Howarth, 1962 (Solomons: Bellona Island)

Etymology[edit]

The name honours Jean Baptiste Boisduval.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lucas, 1852 Description de nouvelles Espèces de Lépidoptères appartenant aux Collections entomologiques du Musée de Paris Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (3): 128-141 (1852), 4 (4): 189-198 (1852), 4 (6): 290-300 (1852), 4 (7): 324-343 (1852), 4 (9): 422-432, pl. 10 (1852), 5 (7): 310-322 (1853)
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

External links[edit]

  • Savela, Markku (February 18, 2020). "Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2020.