 The
Striped Blue Crow is a common butterfly in Singapore, although not abundant.
It can be found in most areas, even in urban gardens. The common name of
this species describes the female butterfly, where the hindwing is striped
with narrow white streaks. The male has bright blue-shot forewings above
and a reddish brown hindwing. The undersides are drably coloured with white
submarginal spots. 
The caterpillar is known to feed
on
Ficus and Nerium. We have bred the caterpillar of the
Striped Blue Crow on Ficus globosa and Ficus microcarpa.
The adult butterfly is attracted to the dried Heliotropium indicum
plant. |
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