In addition to courtship, it also seems like 'deterrent to predators' as written earlier by Gopakumar. At least in some of the moth photographs that I have, these brushes are visible when the moth is under attack. My observation only.
________________________________ From: Krushnamegh Kunte <[email protected]> To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:11 PM Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Need some information regarding Common Crow - Euploea core core Rohit, that’s a male with its abdominal brushes that disperse scent scales during courtship sticking out. Google “Euploea androconia” or something similar and you will get more information about this. With best regards, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Ramanujan Fellow and Reader National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) GKVK, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560065, India. Ph: +91 80 2366-6001/02/18/19, ext 6410 Ph (London): +44 7831-204-169 Mobile: + 91 9483-525-925 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ Emails: [email protected], [email protected] ________________________________ From: rohit girotra <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:44:34 +0800 (SGT) To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Need some information regarding Common Crow - Euploea core core Hi All, On a recent visit to Lalbagh Gardens in Bangalore, I observed this Common Crow. What caught my attention however was the yellow tuff towards the end of its abdomen. Can someone explain what that is? Thanks, Rohit -- Enjoy
