Euploea sylvester

Euploea sylvester, the double-branded crow, also known as the two-brand crow in Australia, is a butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of Australia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family.

Double-branded crow
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euploea
Species:
E. sylvester
Binomial name
Euploea sylvester
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Danais coreta Godart, 1819
  • Euploea coreoides Moore, 1877

Several races of the butterfly are recognized. Race pelor is found in Australia.

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