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Lime Butterfly Eggs

Papilio demoleus malayanus

Description:

Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) lay her eggs singly on the young leaves of the host plant (various Citrus species). The egg has a round shape and measuring about 1mm in diameter. Its color changes from white (transparent) to yellowish and then brown with the passage of time. The eggs take about six days to hatch.

Habitat:

Ovalekarwadi Butterfly Garden.

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pamsai
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pamsai

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Nov 27, 2012
Submitted on Nov 27, 2012

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