Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly

Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly

Euploea eunice

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Jakarta

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

14 Verified sightings at Jakarta
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly

Euploea eunice, commonly called the blue-banded king crow, is a species of butterfly that belongs to the Danaid group (the crows and tigers) of the brush-footed butterflies family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. The larva feeds on Ficus, Flacourtia rukam, and Streblus asper. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
2 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly in Jakarta?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 239 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly in Jakarta?

December

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Jakarta the best place to see a Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly sightings, Jakarta has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taipei (Taiwan, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly live in Jakarta?

Same genus: Euploea

The closest relatives of the Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly that you can see in Jakarta (genus Euploea, Crow Butterflies) are Striped Blue Crow (about 10%), Large Crow Butterfly (about 10%) and Climena Crow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-Banded King Crow Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Jakarta (14 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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