Double-branded Black Crow
Euploea sylvester coreta (Godart, 1819) SPECIES DETAILS Malayalam Name: പാൽവള്ളി ശലഭം. Paalvally Salabham Tamil Name: Sub Family: Danainae Family: Nymphalidae Super Family: Papilionoidea Order : Lepidoptera DISTRIBUTION: The species found in India,Sri Lanka, Myanmar. The Sub species Euploea sylvester coreta is found in Western Ghats and in South India. STATUS: Common. HABITAT: C ommon in all habitats HABIT: It is a non-palatable butterfly due sequestration of poisonous alkaloids in theire body which is obtained from the food plants. TYPICAL IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Chocolate brown brush-footed butterfly with white spots on wings and with wingspan 80-90mm. In shape, colour, and markings, it very closely resembles the Common Crow ( Euploea core core) ...