Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Danainae > Danaini > Euploea
Euploea scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 – Cinnamon Crow
Subspecies in India:
(1) Euploea scherzeri camorta Moore, 1877 – Camorta Cinnamon Crow
(2) Euploea scherzeri scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 – Car Nicobar Cinnamon Crow
(3) Euploea scherzeri simulatrix Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881 – Great Nicobar Cinnamon Crow
This species is sometimes listed as a subspecies of Euploea core (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Crow or of Euploea climena (Stoll, [1782]), which markedly differ in the morphology of male sex-brands and wing shape.
(2) Euploea scherzeri scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 – Car Nicobar Cinnamon Crow
(3) Euploea scherzeri simulatrix Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881 – Great Nicobar Cinnamon Crow
This species is sometimes listed as a subspecies of Euploea core (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Crow or of Euploea climena (Stoll, [1782]), which markedly differ in the morphology of male sex-brands and wing shape.
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Euploea scherzeri simulatrix – Great Nicobar Cinnamon Crow
Early Stages:
Currently unknown.
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Endemic to the Nicobar Islands, occurring in three subspecific forms.
Larval Host Plants:
Currently unknown.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Easily identifiable by its dark chocolate- and cinnamon-brown wing coloration, and by the morphology of male sex-brands and wing shape, which are unmistakable with any other species in its range.
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Danainae > Danaini > Euploea
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Kunte, K. 2020. Euploea scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 – Cinnamon Crow. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.99. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/3065/Euploea-scherzeri
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