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Euploea core
The Common Crow is a glossy black butterfly with brown underside with white marks along the outer margins of the wing. The wingspan is about 8–9 cm and the body also has prominent white spots.A common butterfly found Here in Srilanka. .It belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily of Nymphalidae butterflies.
It is found almost everywhere in Srilanka .
The butterfly, being protected by its inedibility, has a leisurely flight. It is often seen flying about shrubs and bushes in search of its host plants. It visits a large variety of flowering plant species.
Spotted on Apr 5, 2013
Submitted on Apr 5, 2013
3 Comments
Thank you alice and Diane =)
Very cool larva. It reminds me of a cross between a Monarch and Pipevine swallowtail butterfly.
Chaming!