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Common Crow Caterpillar
Euploea core
6.97685, 81.0616
Field Notes
Description:
The Common Crow is a glossy black butterfly with brown underside with white marks along the outer margins of the wing. The wingspan is about 8–9 cm and the body also has prominent white spots.A common butterfly found Here in Srilanka. .It belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily of Nymphalidae butterflies.
Habitat:
It is found almost everywhere in Srilanka .
Notes:
The butterfly, being protected by its inedibility, has a leisurely flight. It is often seen flying about shrubs and bushes in search of its host plants. It visits a large variety of flowering plant species.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 5, 2013
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