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Purple Crow - Euploea tulliolus
FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about Purple Crow Butterflies in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Wingspan 65mm
- This butterfly is quite common in Brisbane bushland.
- This butterfly also called Eastern Brown Crow or Dwarf Crow. This butterfly is brownish black in colour, with white spots jointed to form white bands on edges of forewings. It becomes brightly purple under sunlight. We can easily find them in Mt-Gravett bushlands during summer.
- Reference:
- 1. Australian Tropical Butterflies - By Peter Valentine, Clifford Frith (photos), Dawn Frith (photos), 1991, p59.
