''Euploea redtenbacheri'', the Malayan crow or Redtenbacher's crow is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by

Cajetan Felder Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felder ...

and

Rudolf Felder Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder, a huge collection. Works *with Cajetan Felder, Lepidopte ...

in 1865. It is found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

and the Australasian realm. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9

Subspecies

*''E. r. redtenbacheri'' (Sulawesi, Burma, Malaya, Celebes, Moluccas) *''E. r. leachii'' C. & R. Felder,

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/small> (South Sulawesi) *''E. r. coracina'' Hopffer, 1874 (North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi) *''E. r. spiculifera'' (Moore, 1883) (Buru, Ambon, Obi) *''E. r. albiplaga'' (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Banggai Island) *''E. r. selayarensis'' Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979 (Salayar)

Biology

The larva feeds on '' Strophanthus dichotomus''.

Etymology

The name honours Ludwig Redtenbacher.

References

External links

''Euploea''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Euploea Butterflies described in 1865 Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Oceania Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder {{Nymphalidae-stub