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Double-branded crow

Euploea sylvester (Fabricius, 1793)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The double-branded crow (Euploea sylvester) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the double-branded crow

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
6.5 cm – 8 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
All year
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Apocynaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the double-branded crow?

DOUBLE-BRANDED CROW · WINGSPAN 8 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 8 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the double-branded crow is about 4.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the double-branded crow live?

Not recorded

Is the double-branded crow endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the double-branded crow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusEuploea
  7. SpeciesEuploea sylvester (Fabricius, 1793)

Synonyms Danais coreta, Euploea consimilis, Euploea coreoides, Euploea crithon, Euploea dardanoides, Euploea dardanus, Euploea inaequalis, Euploea lankana, Euploea magnipunctata, Euploea melina, Euploea melpomene, Euploea montana, Euploea pelor, Euploea peloroides, Euploea plateni, Euploea scylla, Euploea tristis, Papilio sylvester

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Double-branded crow butterflyEnglish
  • Two-brand crowEnglish
  • দুক্কি কাওয়াBangla
  • ルリマダラJapanese
  • ผีเสื้อจรกาสองขีดThai
  • 双标紫斑蝶Chinese
  • 斯氏紫斑蝶Chinese
  • 雙標紫斑蝶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the double-branded crow

Other species in the same genus Euploea.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the double-branded crow?

An adult double-branded crow has a wingspan of 6.5 cm – 8 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the double-branded crow?

The double-branded crow (Euploea sylvester) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Double-branded crow (Euploea sylvester). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/double-branded-crow

MLA

“Double-branded crow (Euploea sylvester).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/double-branded-crow.

BibTeX
@misc{double_branded_crow_2026,
  title = {Double-branded crow (Euploea sylvester)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/double-branded-crow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}