Larva of the blue-banded king crow butterfly
As usual before doing the real activity, I took a moment to walk in the open air. Breathing fresh air before doing heavy activities is very necessary. I also used that time to look for interesting things that nature has prepared every second. There are so many interesting things that we can enjoy, as long as we are willing to take a moment.
One of the interesting things is like what I found. This is the larva of the blue-banded king crow butterfly which in Latin is known as Euploea eunice and comes from the brush-footed butterflies family. I found the caterpillar crawling on a branch of a plant. At first he was very agile walking on the branch of the plant. I approached him with full alertness, considering that he was busy walking with very agile movements.
When I arrived near the caterpillar, I felt nervous, afraid that he would jump. It turned out my guess was wrong. The caterpillar was very shy, he immediately buried his head under his body. That was something unique and made it even more interesting for me to observe. After observing for a while, I found one thing that was very different from other caterpillars I had ever found. This caterpillar had four pairs of filaments.
Basically, this caterpillar has a very small body size. However, its striking color makes it easy for me to find its whereabouts. The costume it has is very beautiful, similar to the color of a zebra, namely white decorated with black stripes. On the side of its body there is a striking orange color that makes the caterpillar's appearance even more prominent.
| Latin name | Euploea eunice |
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| Observation date | 1 Jun, 2025 |
| Camera used | realme 7 Pro |
| Photographers | @reachdreams |
| Location | Aceh, Indonesia |
| Link to original community |
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285828405
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
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| 4.695135 | 96.7493993 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.695135&mlon=96.7493993 |
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Wow, my friend!!! Such a beauty larva Indeed!!! Lovely color and lovely pics.
Yes, that's right. Her beauty leaves me speechless.
I can imagine. I can imagine what it will be like to see it live. If through photographs it is something magnificent, seeing it in its own environment will be something extraordinary.
He presented many beautiful insect photographs.
Coincidentally he was willing to be my model. It's good to get lots of pictures. thank you
This is interesting, the caterpillar larvae look beautiful and unique.
Yes, that's right. He's really amazing.
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Nice caterpillar! I was looking at this butterfly on iNaturalist. Whenever I see an interesting caterpillar, I wonder what it will hatch into.
we are the same bro, when I see a beautiful caterpillar like this I also immediately think about what kind of butterfly it will become. it will have a prominent color or not. but thanks to inaturalist all those guesses will be answered. Thank you for your beautiful comments bro.
This caterpillar is very unique and its color is very beautiful :-)
yes that's right. the color really stands out. thank you.
My pleasure :-)
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A zebra color kind of caterpillar, I like the colors.
Yes, it is very similar. Thank you for liking it.
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Great shots here
I love the colour contrasts
Thank you buddy.