Euploea phaenareta

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.

Subspecies

E. p. phaenareta
E. p. corus
E. p. pavettae Zinken, 1831
E. p. callithoe Boisduval, 1832
E. p. castelnaui C. & R. Felder,
E. p. euthoe C. & R. Felder,
E. p. semicirculus Butler, 1866
E. p. mesocala Vollenhoven, 1872
E. p. unibrunnea Salvin & Godman, 1877
E. p. althaea Semper, 1878
E. p. drucei Moore, 1883
E. p. butleri Moore, 1883
E. p. phaeretena Kheil, 1884
E. p. heurippa Godman & Salvin, 1888
E. p. micronesia
E. p. eucala Staudinger, 1896
E. p. celebica
E. p. salvini Staudinger, 1889
E. p. locupletior
E. p. irma
E. p. hollandi Fruhstorfer, 1904
E. p. rolanda Fruhstorfer, 1904
E. p. defiguratus
E. p. juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908
E. p. sacerdotalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
E. p. nikrion Fruhstorfer, 1910
E. p. hesiodus Fruhstorfer, 1910
E. p. statius Fruhstorfer, 1910
E. p. admiralia Strand, 1914
E. p. ornae Schröder & Treadaway, 1979
Biology

The larva feeds on Cerbera - C. floribunda, C. manghas, and Plumeria species.