Euploea wallacei

Euploea wallacei
	Euploea wallacei in Felder and Felder Reise Fregatte Novara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euploea
Species:	E. wallacei
Binomial name
	Euploea wallacei; C.& R. Felder, 1860
Synonyms
	felderi Moore, 1883; waigeusensis Staudinger, 1885; faunia Fruhstorfer, 1910; japudia Fruhstorfer, 1910; Euploea confusa biaka Joicey & Talbot, 1916; Euploea confusa f. mimetica Talbot, 1921; Euploea confusa marinda Hulstaert, 1923; Euploea grayi C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Euploea confusa Butler, 1866; Euploea wallacei ares Fruhstorfer, 1904; Euploea confusa melia Fruhstorfer, 1904; Euploea confusa catana Fruhstorfer, 1904;

Euploea wallacei , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. It is found in the Australasian realm^[2] The name honours Alfred Russel Wallace.

Subspecies

E. w. wallacei (Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bachan)
E. w. grayi C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Aru)
E. w. confusa Butler, 1866 (Waigeu)
E. w. gilda Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi, Buru)
E. w. melia Fruhstorfer, 1904 (New Guinea to Goodenough Island, Fergusson Island)

The larva feeds on Ficus and Parsonsia species.

^ C. & R. Felder, 1860 Lepidopterologische Fragmente. V-VI Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (4): 97-112, pl. 1-2, (8): 225-251, pl. 3-4
^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9