Lime Butterfly (Female)

Description:

Papilio demoleus (Linnaeus, 1758), called Lime Butterfly or Chequered Butterfly. Other common names: Common Lime Butterfly, Lemon Butterfly, Lime Swallowtail, Small Citrus Butterfly, Chequered Swallowtail, Mariposa del Muerte, Dingy Swallowtail, Citrus Swallowtail. Papilio demoleus libanius (Fruhstorfer, 1908) is the ssp occurring in the Philippines generally. The adults range in wingspan from 80-100 mm. The hindwing has no tail. The upper portion of the forewing is largely black and the outer wing margin has a series of irregular yellow spots. Two yellow spots are present at the upper end of the discal cell with several scattered yellow spots in the apical region. The upper hindwing has a red tornal spot and the discal black band is dusted with yellow scales. The under side is paler yellow with the black areas more heavily dusted with yellow. The adults fly in every month but are more abundant after monsoons.

Habitat:

Backyard garden, spotted on Zinnia flowers.

Notes:

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