Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Danainae > Danaini > Euploea
Euploea klugii Moore, [1858] – King Crow
Subspecies in India:
(1) Euploea klugii klugii Moore, [1858] – Blue King Crow
(2) Euploea klugii kollari C. & R. Felder, [1865] – Brown King Crow
This species (as E. crassa), 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 klugii klugii – Blue King Crow
Euploea klugii kollari – Brown King Crow
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Ficus hispida (Bell 1909a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Streblus asper (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Moraceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species (as E. crassa), is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species (as E. crassa), 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:
Saji, K., H. Ogale, and S. . 2021. Euploea klugii Moore, [1858] – King Crow. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/754/Euploea-klugii
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