Common Cruiser (Vindula erota)

Common Cruiser, a reference photo — Photo: Tamaghna Sengupta · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Vindula erota, the common cruiser, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Cruiser being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Vindula dejone
Vindula arsinoe

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Vindula
Species: Vindula erota

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