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
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.

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. 3.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/754/Euploea-klugii