Common Indian Crow Butterfly, Euploea core Cramer (Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera) - Dark race
This butterfly was captured on Crotolaria longipes plant at Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, near Shrirangapattanam, Karnataka, India. It is found everywhere in India right up into the mountains till 8000 feet. Occasionally it swarms in the low, wet, jungles of South India due to the abundance of its food plants. On hot days large numbers of these butterflies can be seen mud-puddling on wet sand. This butterfly also gathers on damaged parts of plants such as Crotalaria and Heliotropium to forage for chemicals precursors to produce pheromones.
Common Indian Crow Butterfly, Euploea core Cramer (Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera) - Dark race
This butterfly was captured on Crotolaria longipes plant at Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, near Shrirangapattanam, Karnataka, India. It is found everywhere in India right up into the mountains till 8000 feet. Occasionally it swarms in the low, wet, jungles of South India due to the abundance of its food plants. On hot days large numbers of these butterflies can be seen mud-puddling on wet sand. This butterfly also gathers on damaged parts of plants such as Crotalaria and Heliotropium to forage for chemicals precursors to produce pheromones.