''Euripus nyctelius'', the courtesan, is an
Indomalayan butterfly of the family
Nymphalidae. It was
first described by
Henry Doubleday in 1845. The females
mimic ''
Euploea'' species. The larva feeds on ''
Trema orientalis
''Trema orientale'' (sometimes spelled ''Trema orientalis'') is a species of flowering tree in the hemp family, Cannabaceae. The basionym of ''T. orientalis'', ''Celtis orientalis'' was originally described and published in ''Species P ...
''.
[ d'Abrera, Bernard (1983). ''Butterflies of the Oriental Region.'' Part II: Nymphalidae, Satyridae, Amathusidae. 290 pp. Hill House, Melbourne.]
Subspecies
*''E. n. nyctelius'' Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, northern Thailand
*''E. n. mastor''
Fruhstorfer, 1903 Mainland Southeast Asia
*''E. n. euploeoides''
C. & R. Felder, 867
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* September 23 – Emperor Michael III is murde ...
/small> Peninsular Malaya, southern Thailand, Singapore, Langkawi, Sumatra, southern Yunnan
*''E. n. niasicus'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 Nias
*''E. n. javanus'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 Java
*''E. n. borneensis'' Distant & Pryer, 1887 Borneo
*''E. n. palawanicus'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 Palawan (Philippines)
*''E. n. clytia'' C. & R. Felder, 867
__NOTOC__
Year 867 (Roman numerals, DCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* September 23 – Emperor Michael III is murde ...
/small> Luzon (Philippines)
*''E. n. orestheion'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 Mindoro (Philippines)
*''E. n. nysia'' Semper, 1887 Bohol, Mindanao (Philippines)
*''E. n. sumatrensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 Sumatra
*''E. n. ophelion'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 Bangka
References
Apaturinae
Butterflies described in 1845
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