Euploea boisduvali

Euploea boisduvali
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euploea
Species:	E. boisduvali
Binomial name
Euploea boisduvali H. Lucas, 1852 [1]
Synonyms
Euploea paykulleiButler, 1876 Deragena childreniMoore, 1883 Euploea (Chirosa) erade Nicéville, 1902 lystraFruhstorfer, 1910 Euploea fraudulenta rendovanaFruhstorfer, 1913 melanaStrand, 1914 simmondsiPoulton, 1924 Euploea herrichiiC. Felder & R. Felder, [1865] Vadebra mangoensisButler, 1884 Danais eleuthoGodart, [1824] Danaide eleuthoQuoy & Gaimard, 1824 Euploea proserpinaButler, 1866 Euploea brenchleyiButler, 1870 Euploea torvinaButler, [1876] Euploea fraudulentaButler, 1882 Euploea bigamicaStrand, 1914 Euploea pyrgionGodman & Salvin, 1888

Euploea boisduvali , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found in the Australasian realm ^[2]

Subspecies

• E. b. boisduvali (Fiji)
• E. b. brenchleyi Butler, 1870 (Bougainville, San Cristobal, Santa Ana, Ugi, Rennel)
• E. b. torvinaButler, [1876] (Tana, Aneityum)
• E. b. fraudulentaButler, 1882 (Woodlark, Solomons)
• E. b. pyrgion Godman & Salvin, 1888 (Malaita, Guadalcanal, Florida Island)
• E. b. albomarginata Carpenter, 1942 (San Cristobal, Santa Ana)
• E. b. rileyi Poulton, 1924 (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
• E. b. bakeri Poulton, 1926 (New Hebrides, Banks Island)
• E. b. addenda Howarth, 1962 (Solomons: Bellona Island)

Etymology

The name honours Jean Baptiste Boisduval.

References

1. Lucas, 1852 Description de nouvelles Espèces de Lépidoptères appartenant aux Collections entomologiques du Musée de Paris Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (3): 128-141 (1852), 4 (4): 189-198 (1852), 4 (6): 290-300 (1852), 4 (7): 324-343 (1852), 4 (9): 422-432, pl. 10 (1852), 5 (7): 310-322 (1853)
2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

External links

• Savela, Markku (February 18, 2020). "Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2020.