# 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.

- **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.

## About

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).

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/6aab804c-fd71-43ba-aedf-a3b8068dcd6a
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130767
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euploea core
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/135528/medium.jpg (Manvendra Bhangui, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist)

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