Common Crow
Euploea core
They are unpalatable to birds due to cardenolide toxins they sequester from host plants as caterpillars, allowing them to fly slowly and confidently.
- Scientific name
- Euploea core
- Taxonomy
- Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Nymphalidae › Euploea
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- forest
- Habitat
- Open forests, scrublands, and suburban gardens.
- Diet
- Larvae feed on poisonous plants like Nerium and Ficus; adults feed on floral nectar.
- Range
- India, Southeast Asia, Australia
- Size
- Wingspan of 85-95 mm
- Lifespan
- 11-25 days as an adult
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Urbanization, use of broad-spectrum insecticides, and loss of larval host plants like Oleander.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless and docile. Do not handle roughly as it may damage their wings. They are chemically protected and unpalatable; wash hands if you touch them before eating.
Euploea core , the common crow , is a common butterfly found in South Asia and Australia. 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 Danainae (Danaini tribe).
Photo: Manvendra Bhangui, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist
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