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Common Crow butterfly (Pupa)

Euploea core

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Field Notes

Description:

The Common Crow (Euploea core) is a common butterfly found in South Asia. In India it is also sometimes referred to as the Common Indian Crow, and in Australia as the Australian Crow. It belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily of the Nymphalidae (Brushfooted butterflies).

Habitat:

It is found everywhere in India right up into the mountains till 8000 feet. Occasionally it swarms in the low, wet, jungles of South India due to the abundance of its foodplants which are spread over three orders of plants.

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Comments (4)

really great colours, looks like a drop of honey.
thanks for that spotting. There are a lot of Common Crows in my garden and now i know what to look for in the pupa stage.

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