Double-Branded Crow Butterfly

Double-Branded Crow Butterfly

Euploea sylvester

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taipei

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

38 Verified sightings at Taipei
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May 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 Taipei?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April–May and July–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–March, 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 Taipei the best place to see a Double-Branded Crow Butterfly?

7th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Double-Branded Crow Butterfly sightings, Taipei ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Salem (India, about 20%), Chennai (India, about 10%) and Bengaluru (India, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Double-Branded Crow Butterfly live in Taipei?

Same genus: Euploea

The closest relatives of the Double-Branded Crow Butterfly that you can see in Taipei (genus Euploea, Crow Butterflies) are Purple Crow Butterfly (about 20%) and Striped Blue Crow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Taipei (38 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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