<> Euploea modesta Butler,1866 <>
the Plain Blue Crow ผีเสื้อจรกาฟ้าป่าต่ำ
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Photo taken at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 460m a.s.l.
Euploea modesta is an uncommon species about which there is little known. Both sexes are similar in appearance. Some serious study of this species is much needed.
The species is probably multivoltine with several broods per annum. The larvae are quite striking having brown sides with black and white banded backs. They have two pairs of black fleshy tentacles at the front of the creature, and one pair at the rear.
Synonyms and previously used names: Crastia cupreipennis, Menama tavoyana, Menama mouhotii, Euploea moore, Tronga brookei, Tronga morrisi, Euploea deheeri, Euploea lugens, Oranasma smithii, Crastia cerberus, Euploea buxtoni, Menama lorzae, Euploea kühni, Euploea (Patosa) obscura, Euploea werneri, Euploea alecto, Euploea insulicola, Euploea incerta, Euploea tiomana, Euploea jennessi
Taxonomy: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Danainae - Euploea - modesta
Regional subspecies: Euploea modesta buxtoni (Sumatra-Indonesia), Euploea modesta lorzae (E.Malaysia), Euploea modesta modesta (Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, W.Malaysia)
Regional Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia
Habitat: Euploea modesta is found in open montane forest at low elevation up to around 900m a.s.l.
Flight time: most of the year, depending on location Wingspan: 65-75mm
Life History: not known
Larval Hosts: Ficus benjamina, Ficus minahassae, Ficus microcarpa, Ficus racemosa (Moraceae), Ichnocarpus frutescens, Nerium oleander, Oxystelma esculentum (Apocynaceae). There are likely to be other plant species that have not been recorded.
Adult Food Sources: Nectar - Bidens pilosa, Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae), Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) but there are certain to be many more. Other - mud puddling
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| Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Ficus racemosa, a larval host |
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| Bidens pilosa, a nectar source |
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