Purple Crow Butterfly

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Euploea tulliolus

Purple Crow Butterfly, a reference photo
Photo: Peellden · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Euploea tulliolus, the dwarf crow or small brown crow, is a butterfly found in the Solomon Islands, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and Australia, that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. It has a wingspan of about 4 to 8 centimeters.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Purple Crow Butterfly 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Euploea
Species
Euploea tulliolus

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