Double-Branded Crow Butterfly

Double-Branded Crow Butterfly

Euploea sylvester

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Salem

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

31 Verified sightings at Salem
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Double-Branded Crow Butterfly

Euploea sylvester, the double-branded crow, also known as the two-brand crow in Australia, is a butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of Australia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family.

Several races of the butterfly are recognized. Race pelor is found in Australia. Males, however, can be distinguished at once by the presence of two brands instead of a single one on the forewing. Of the females Lionel de Nicéville says, females of E. coreta... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Salem 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
6 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
7 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
8 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly in Salem?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly sighting in Salem on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th most-seen of the 99 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly in Salem?

June and July

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly in Salem on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Double-Branded 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 Salem the best place to see a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly?

Yes

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Double-Branded Crow Butterfly sightings, Salem has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Chennai (India, about 10%) and Bengaluru (India, about 10%).

Where does the Double-Branded Crow Butterfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Double-Branded Crow Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Salem (31 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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