''Euploea crameri'', the spotted black crow, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the

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family.

Description

Shape of the wings as in '' Euploea godarti'', Lucas. Upperside very dark brown, almost black, scarcely at all paler towards the terminal margins; forewings and hindwings with subterminal and terminal series of white spots; on the forewing the spots in the subterminal series much larger than the spots in the terminal series and bent inwards opposite apex, a spot in the apex of the cell often obsolescent and a discal series of four or five spots, of which one or two may be very small or obsolescent; on the hindwing the spots in the subterminal and terminal series sub-equal. Underside chocolate-brown, the white spots as on the upperside but more distinct, and in the hindwing with the addition of a spot in the apex of the cell and five or six discal small spots beyond. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen very dark brown, and, the antennae excepted, spotted with white beneath. Wingspan of 88–94 mm.

Ecology

The spotted black crow is found in the

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. It is known to undertake seasonal migrations.Orr,A.G.,Observations on the biology of migrating Euploea butterflies in north west Borneo. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2, 1994

Subspecies

*''E. c. crameri'' Borneo *''E. c. bremeri'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860 South Burma - Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore *''E. c. frauenfeldi'' C. Felder, 1862 Nicobars, Andamans *''E. c. niasica'' (Moore, 1883) Nias *''E. c. daatensis'' (Moore, 1883) North Borneo (Pulau Daat) *''E. c. labuana'' (Moore, 1883) North Borneo (Labuan) *''E. c. metavica'' Hagen, 1898 Mentawai Islands *''E. c. nicevillei'' (Moore,

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Bengal *''E. c. heylaertsi'' (Moore,

Sumatra *''E. c. oceanis'' Doherty, 1891 Enggano *''E. c. pagenstecheri'' Hagen, 1896 Bawean *''E. c. tenggerensis'' (Fruhstorfer, 1898) East Java *''E. c. lanista'' Fruhstorfer, 1904 Natuna Islands *''E. c. nagasena'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 Batu Islands *''E. c. singaradha'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 Bali *''E. c. jedja'' Fruhstorfer, 1911 Banguey *''E. c. praedicabilis'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 South Vietnam

References

Euploea Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Indochina Butterflies of Singapore Butterflies of Borneo Butterflies described in 1853 {{Danainae-stub