Euploea eunice, commonly called blue-banded king crow, is a species of butterfly that belongs to the Danaid group (the crows and tigers) of the brush-footed butterflies family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Blue-banded king crow
Euploea eunice hobsoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euploea
Species:
E. eunice
Binomial name
Euploea eunice
(Godart, 1819)

The larva feeds on Ficus, Flacourtia rukam, and Streblus asper.

Subspecies

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  • E. e. eunice Philippines, Guam, Japan, Malacca, Java, Sumatra, Formosa
  • E. e. novarae (Felder, 1862) Nicobars, Andamans
  • E. e. vestigiata Butler, 1866 Java, Sumatra
  • E. e. hobsoni (Butler, 1877) Taiwan
  • E. e. leucogonis (Butler, 1879) Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore
  • E. e. meizon (Doherty, 1891) Sumba
  • E. e. phane (Doherty, 1891) Enggano
  • E. e. juno (Stichel, 1899) Nias
  • E. e. coelestis (Fruhstorfer, 1902) Laos, North Vietnam, Haina, Southeast China
  • E. e. syra (Fruhstorfer, 1902) Borneo, Palawan
  • E. e. tisais (Fruhstorfer, 1902) Lombok
  • E. e. kandaon Fruhstorfer, 1910 Sumbawa
  • E. e. relucida Fruhstorfer, 1910 Bali
  • E. e. timaius Fruhstorfer, 1910 Bawean

See also

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References

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  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.