Schaus's Crow
Encyclopedia
The Schaus' Crow is a species of nymphalid
butterfly
in the Danainae subfamily. Its common name is due to the author, William Schaus
, who first described it. It is endemic to the Philippines
.
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Danainae subfamily. Its common name is due to the author, William Schaus
William Schaus
William Schaus was an American entomologist.-Life:William was son of William Schaus, Sr., a German-immigrant art collector and dealer, proprietor of the Schaus Galleries, and of Margaret Connover....
, who first described it. It is endemic to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Source
- Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. Euploea blossomae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.