Common Indian Crow

Description:

The sexes are similar except for the sex brands. The upper side is dark brown and lighter towards the margins. The sub-marginal spots vary greatly, although the spots on the inner band are always larger than those on the outer band of the hindwing. The background color of its underside is uniform and the sub-marginal spots are more distinct than those seen on the upper surface. Usually, the spots at the forewing apex are arranged in an arc. Both wings have a white spot on each cell. The male has a sex brand on the upper surface of its forewing in interspace 1b, resembling a single light-colored narrow streak on both sides of the wing. Females also have this demarcation on the underside, even though they do not have a sex brand.

Habitat:

1st 4 pics, feeding on Lantana camara. Pic 5, feeding on a Murraya paniculata flower. Perching on the same tree in pic 6.