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Striped Black Crow

Euploea alcathoe

Photo by RachaelB
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Field Notes

Description:

The adult butterflies of this species are black, fading somewhat towards the wing margins, and have arcs of white spots at each forewing apex, and around each hindwing termen. The undersides are similar. The females have a white stripe on the underside of each forewing along the inner margin. The wingspan is about 8 cms.

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Euploea alcathoe

Species ID Suggestions

No-brand Crow, Eichhorn's Crow or Striped Black Crow

Euploea alcathoe

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DanielePralong
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Comments (2)
RachaelB
Looks good to me! Thanks Daniele.
DanielePralong
Hi Rachel! Please verify! of all the Australian crows this seemed to be the best match to me.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2013

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