Butterfly

Common Crow

Euploea core

Common Crow butterfly feeding on a yellow cosmos flower

Common Crow with dark brown wings edged in white spots

Scientific name: Euploea core
Family: Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera
Group: Butterfly
Wingspan: 65 to 95 mm

A slow, dark glider that birds learn to leave alone.

Spot it Large, dark chocolate-brown wings with two rows of white spots along the edges.
Home Almost everywhere in India: gardens, parks and woodland. It flies slowly and sometimes rests in groups.
Caterpillar food Banyan, peepal, gular and other figs, and oleander (kaner).
Why it matters One of India's commonest butterflies; it pollinates flowers and travels long distances.

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