Mascarene crow

Mascarene crow
Euploea euphon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euploea
Species: E. euphon
Binomial name
Euploea euphon
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Papilio euphon Fabricius, 1798
  • Danais baudiniana Godart, 1819

The Mascarene crow (Euploea euphon) is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion.

The larvae feed on Ficus repens and Nerium oleander.[1]

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