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Striped Black Crow

Euploea alcathoe

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.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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


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2 Comments

RachaelB
RachaelB 10 years ago

Looks good to me! Thanks Daniele.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Hi Rachel! Please verify! of all the Australian crows this seemed to be the best match to me.

RachaelB
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RachaelB

Australia

Spotted on Aug 2, 2013
Submitted on Sep 1, 2013

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