Photo credit: Ramesh Kidangoor

Common Indian Crow is one of most common butterflies in and around the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The wings of the butterfly are brown in color with two lines of white spots on the lower sides.

Lantana and Ixora are the favorite flowers of these butterflies. Its caterpillars feed on a wide range of food plants including Peepal, Banyan, Oleander and Mimusops elengi.