Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Danainae > Danaini > Euploea
Euploea mulciber (Cramer, [1777]) – Striped Blue Crow
Subspecies in India:
(1) Euploea mulciber mulciber (Cramer, [1777]) – Bengal Striped Blue Crow
(2) Euploea mulciber kalinga Doherty, 1886 – Kalinga Striped Blue Crow
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Euploea mulciber kalinga – Kalinga Striped Blue Crow
Euploea mulciber mulciber – Bengal Striped Blue Crow
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Ichnocarpus frutescens (Apocynaceae).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Danainae > Danaini > Euploea
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Soman, A., A. Kanwal, A. Pal, and Srivathsa H. N.. 2021. Euploea mulciber (Cramer, [1777]) – Striped Blue Crow. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/737/Euploea-mulciber
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