Species Euploea darchia (W.S. Macleay, 1826)

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Species Euploea darchia (W.S. Macleay, 1826)

Small Brown Crow

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

Bryk, F. 1937. Family Danainae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pt 78 pp. 1–432; Corrigenda Pt 80 pp. 641–642. [349]
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [313]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Extralimital distribution—East Timor, Indonesia (Kei Islands).

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
East Timor
Indonesia
- Kei Islands

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Trophis scandens (Lour.) Hook. & Arn. [MORACEAE]).

General References

Ackery, P.R. & Vane-Wright, R.I. 1984. Milkweed Butterflies their Cladistics and Biology being an account of the natural history of the Danainae, a subfamily of the Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae. London : British Museum (Natural History) 425 pp. [224] (taxonomy, biology)

Morishita, K. 1981. Danainae. pp. 441-623 in Tsukada, E. (ed.). Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Tokyo : Palpac Co. Vol. 2 623 pp. [582]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Mar-2024	PAPILIONOIDEA	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Feb-2023	PAPILIONOIDEA	22-Dec-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby (ANU)
13-May-2022	PAPILIONOIDEA	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
26-Feb-2021	PAPILIONOIDEA	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Jun-2020	PAPILIONOIDEA	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
13-Dec-2017	Danaini	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
04-Jun-2020	NYMPHALIDAE Rafinesque, 1815	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017	PAPILIONOIDEA	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
29-Nov-2016	Euploea Fabricius, 1807	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
01-Feb-2016	Danaini	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
05-Mar-2013		07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012		07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
		05-Apr-2011	MOVED

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