Euploea scherzeri
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Euploea scherzeri faces significant pressure from habitat destruction as tropical forests across its range are cleared for agriculture and urban development. The species' dependence on specific host plants makes it particularly vulnerable to forest fragmentation, which isolates populations and reduces genetic diversity. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the distribution of both the butterfly and its essential food plants.
Habitat
This butterfly inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, particularly favoring forest edges and clearings where its host plants thrive. It requires intact forest ecosystems that support the specific plant species on which its larvae depend for development.
Other threatened species in NYMPHALIDAE
Frequently asked questions
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