Euploea
Euploea is a genus of milkweed butterflies. The species are generally dark in coloration, often quite blackish, for which reason they are commonly called crows. As usual for their subfamily, they are poisonous due to feeding on milkweeds and other toxic plants as caterpillars. The latter are aposematically colored to warn off predators from eating them, and the adult butterflies are often mimicked by unrelated species which are not or less poisonous.
Species
Listed alphabetically.Euploea albicosta – Biak dark crowEuploea alcathoe – no-brand crow, striped black crow- * Euploea alcathoe enastri – Gove crowEuploea algea – long-branded blue crow, mournful crow, Algea crowEuploea andamanensis – Andaman crowEuploea asyllusEuploea batesiiEuploea blossomae – Schaus's crowEuploea boisduvaliEuploea caespes – Murphy's crowEuploea camaralzeman – Malayan crowEuploea climenaEuploea configurata – Sulawesi striped blue crowEuploea cordelia – Cordelia crowEuploea core – common crowEuploea crameri – spotted black crowEuploea darchia – small brown crowEuploea dentiplaga – Seram crowEuploea desjardinsiiEuploea doretta – Pagenstecher's crowEuploea doubledayi – striped black crowEuploea eboraci – Bismark crowEuploea eleusina – Vollenhov's crowEuploea eunice – blue-banded king crowEuploea eupator – Vanoort's crowEuploea euphon – Mascarene crowEuploea eurianassaEuploea eyndhoviiEuploea gamelia – Javan crowEuploea goudotiiEuploea hewitsonii – Hewitson's dwarf crowEuploea klugii – blue king crowEuploea lacon – Spartan crowEuploea latifasciata – Weymer's crow, broad-banded crowEuploea leucostictos – orange-flash crowEuploea lewiniiEuploea magou – magou crowEuploea martinii – Sumatran crowEuploea midamus – blue spotted crowEuploea mitra – Seychelles crowEuploea modestaEuploea morosaEuploea mulciber – striped blue crowEuploea nechosEuploea netscheriEuploea orontobatesEuploea phaenareta – great crow, large crow
- * Euploea phaenareta juvia – Taiwan or juvia large crow, extinct Euploea radamanthus – magpie crowEuploea redtenbacheri – Malayan crow, Redtenbacher's crow
- ?Euploea rogeri – Roger's monarchEuploea stephensiiEuploea swainson – Swainson's crowEuploea sylvester – double-branded crowEuploea tobleri – Tobler's crowEuploea transfixaEuploea treitschkeiEuploea tripunctata – Biak threespot crowEuploea tulliolus – eastern brown crow, dwarf crowEuploea usipetesEuploea wallaceiEuploea westwoodii – Westwood's king crow
Nomenclature
This genus has a large number of junior synonyms, due in part to Moore committing what probably ranks as one of the most drastic cases of oversplitting in the history of zoology:Crastia Hübner, 1816
Trepsichrois Hübner, 1816
Salpinx Hübner, 1819
Eudaemon Billberg, 1820
Terpsichrois Hübner, 1821
Euplaea Boisduval, 1832
Calliploea Butler, 1875
Macroploea Butler, 1878
Stictoploea Butler, 1878
Euplea W.F. Kirby, 1879
Adigama Moore, 1880
Andasena Moore, 1883
Betanga Moore, 1883
Bibisana Moore, 1883
Chanapa Moore, 1883
Chirosa Moore, 1883
Danisepa Moore, 1883
Deragena Moore, 1883
Gamatoba Moore, 1883
Glinama Moore, 1883
Hirdapa Moore, 1883
Isamia Moore, 1883
Karadira Moore, 1883
Lontara Moore, 1883
Mahintha Moore, 1883
Menama Moore, 1883
Mestapra Moore, 1883
Nacamsa Moore, 1883
Narmada Moore, 1880
Nipara Moore, 1883
Oranasma Moore, 1883
Pademma Moore, 1883
Patosa Moore, 1883
Penoa Moore, 1883
Pramasa Moore, 1883
Pramesta Moore, 1883
Rasuma Moore, 1883
Sabanosa Moore, 1883
Saphara Moore, 1883
Sarobia Moore, 1883
Satanga Moore, 1883
Selinda Moore, 1883
Tabada Moore, 1883
Tagata Moore, 1883
Tiruna Moore, 1883
Tronga Moore, 1883
Vadebra Moore, 1883
Vonona Moore, 1883
Anadara Moore, 1883
Doricha Moore, 1883
Karadina Moore, 1891
Chirosia Sharp, 1904
Daniseppa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Pamasa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Rausuma Fruhstorfer, 1910
Ironga Martin, 1914
Makroploea Martin, 1915
Eupolea Hulstaert, 1931
Ramasa Hulstaert, 1931