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Common Crow Also commonly known as Oleander butterfly. Distasteful to predators due to chemicals extracted from the latex of the food plants consumed in their caterpillar stage. This one seen dipping in to a flower of Senecio serpens. <br /> <br /> Wingspan 8 cm<br /> Australia,Butterfly,Common Crow,Euploea,Euploea core,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Macro,Nymphalidae,Oleander butterfly,Summer,insect,invertebrate,new south wales Click/tap to enlarge

Common Crow

Also commonly known as Oleander butterfly. Distasteful to predators due to chemicals extracted from the latex of the food plants consumed in their caterpillar stage. This one seen dipping in to a flower of Senecio serpens.

Wingspan 8 cm

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The Common Crow

The Common Crow is a common butterfly found in South Asia and Australia. In India it is also sometimes referred to as the Common Indian Crow, and in Australia as the Australian Crow. It belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily Danainae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Sep 7, 2018. Captured Mar 13, 2018 12:11 in 31 Curry St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.