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11 12 Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

5 1 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by MarinLekoAmajvepfo, Rwanda

3 4 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by JinkyDeeArusha, Tanzania

The day the swallowtails came to visit...

2 4 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by Mari du PreezPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Alternate common names: Christmas Butterfl y, Orange Dog

0 0 Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

by Smith ZooWestern Cape, South Africa

Wingspan of 85 mm

2 0 Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

by Smith ZooWestern Cape, South Africa

Wingspan of 85 mm

2 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by dotun55Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Asleep on the part of the hedge under the umbrella tree on a rainy night.

3 1 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by IsabellaFiersNekemte, Ethiopia

Black & white butterfly with a few red spots on the tip of the wing

4 1 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Not a very co-operative subject this one!

1 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by marius.steylGauteng, South Africa

2 3 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by LizzyRotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

0 2 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

I think it is the Citrus Swallowtail

4 2 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by MohamedGamalEl-DenNasserالرياض, Saudi Arabia

Citrus Swallowtail sucking up minerals from a wet soil, Riyadh, KSA

0 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by pamsaiUganda

A very sad specimen of a Citrus Swallowtail,

7 2 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by FaredinAliyevskiOshikoto Region, Namibia

Sub-saharan habitat. Open land surrounded by bushes

2 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by Leon van ZylHibiscus Coast Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

1 0 Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

± 10 cm wingspan - black with yellow markings

4 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by pamsaiSifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Papilio

0 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by AlbenaCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Black and yellow markings with red and blue eyespots.

3 2 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by dandoucetteKisumu, Western, Kenya

Adult butterflies have black and yellow markings with red and blue eyespots. ...

1 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by AshleyTuPhongolo Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Black and yellow with red dots on the back part of the wings.

1 0 Citrus swallowtail caterpillar

Citrus swallowtail caterpillar

by dotun55Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Caterpillar of citrus swallowtail

0 1 Citrus swallowtail

Citrus swallowtail

by dotun55Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Big butterfly with wide strong wings. Often spotted around big fruit trees like ...

2 1 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by pamsaiSifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Many of these large butterflies I saw had bites out of them, or were a bit ...

8 2 Citrus swallowtail

Citrus swallowtail

by KateBraunMbabane, Sifundza seHhohho, Swaziland

The most common of the swallowtails found in Swaziland.

3 4 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by pamsaiDenver, Colorado, USA

Papilio

1 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by annmarie.salemMpapa, Unguja South Region, Tanzania

Adult butterflies have black and yellow markings with red and blue eyespots. ...

1 1 Citrus swallowtail

Citrus swallowtail

by CastleSiavongaLivingstone, Southern Province, Zambia

2 sides of the same

20 18 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Someone captured the butterfly knowing my Noah interests. Gave me a chance to ...

9 3 Citrus swallowtail

Citrus swallowtail

by dotun55Kaduna, Nigeria

Papilio

1 0 Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

by 10wildfigWhite River, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Very distinctive and clearly visible even in shaded environment.

0 0 Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly

by MudWiggleTanga, Tanzania

Beautiful large butterfly. Body and legs with black and white , black to brown ...

17 5 Citrus Swallowtails

Citrus Swallowtails

by squaresolidDaerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta, Indonesia

Two Citrus Swallowtails (Papilio demoleus) ...

4 5 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by CastleSiavongaSouthern Province, Zambia

slightly smaller than my little finger, brilliant colours, red horns that went ...

2 4 Citrus swallowtail

Citrus swallowtail

by pamsaiSifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Butterfly, Chequered Swallowtail, Dingy Swallowtail, Citrus ...

1 1 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by Zlatan CelebicKinshasa, Congo (Kinshasa)

Large swallowtail found in sub-Saharan Africa.

1 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by annmarie.salemKwebona, Unguja South Region, Tanzania

Adult butterflies have black and yellow markings with red and blue eyespots. ...

2 3 Moth caterpillar

Moth caterpillar

by dotun55Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Caterpillar spotted on citrus tree. It's coloration (black, yellow and white) ...

2 3 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by Mel11England, United Kingdom

Seen along a pathway in central England but, although I was very pleased to see ...

3 10 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by pamsaiLanguedoc-Roussillon, Tromelin Island

Papilio

0 0 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by C.SydesLephalale Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

black and pale yellow butterfly with colourful eyes hidden on both surfaces of ...

21 7 Lime butterfly

Lime butterfly

by JigneshShirkeMumbai, Maharashtra, India

as the Citrus swallowtail, a name it shares with a morphologically similar ...

1 0 Common Lime

Common Lime

by Leana Lahom-CristobalGuimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

, Papilio

5 0 Lime Butterfly

Lime Butterfly

by Kalee VidanapathiranaPalugaswewa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka

, Papilio

9 6 Citrus Swallowtail

Citrus Swallowtail

by TizSifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Finally got one! Strange how this butterflies can be so big, and still so very ...

2 4 Chequered Swallowtail or Common Lime Butterfly

Chequered Swallowtail or Common Lime Butterfly

by pamsaiLanguedoc-Roussillon, Tromelin Island

Death, a name it shares with a morphologically similar species,

0 0 lime butterfly

lime butterfly

by RobieRoseVillanuevaBatangas, Philippines

name it shares with a morphologically similar species,

4 3 common lime butterfly, chequered swallowtail

common lime butterfly, chequered swallowtail

by S FrazierIndonesia

morphologically similar species, Papilio ...

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