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Lime Butterfly (Female)

Papilio demoleus libanius

Description:

Papilio demoleus (Linnaeus, 1758), called by many names: Lime Butterfly, Chequered Butterfly, 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. See notes at related spottings: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/171... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/154...

Habitat:

Backyard garden, spotted on Zinnia flowers.

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5 Comments

Thank you Lorenzo. Thanks also for the follow. :)

LorenzoDiiulio
LorenzoDiiulio 9 years ago

Amazing photos!!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 10 years ago

Thank you Marta! :)

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Another beauty!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 10 years ago

Thank you Nuwan, Jimmy, and Sarahaw :)

Biñan, Laguna, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 14, 2013
Submitted on Aug 7, 2013

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