''Euripus nyctelius'', the courtesan, is an

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of the family

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. It was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1845. The females

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'' Euploea'' species. The larva feeds on ''

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''. 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/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/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 {{Apaturinae-stub