Euploea tulliolus
Euploea tulliolus, the dwarf crow or small brown crow, is a butterfly found in the Solomon Islands, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and Australia, that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. It has a wingspan of about 4 to 8 centimeters.[2]
| Dwarf crow | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euploea |
| Species: | E. tulliolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793 | |
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Due to the purple iridescence of the butterfly under sunlight, the butterfly is also commonly referred to as the purple crow (紫斑蝶).[3]
References
- "Euploea tulliolus ledereri Felder & Felder,1860". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- "紫蝶生??说". Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Purple Crow, Brisbane Insects
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