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Lime Butterfly

papilio demoleus

Notes:

Butterfly Park, Kankaria Lake,

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Lime Butterfly
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3 Comments

kevintan71
kevintan71 11 years ago

I think the plant is this species: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. Read it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachytarph.... Same family with was suggested by SachindraUmesh. Cool.

SachindraUmesh
SachindraUmesh 11 years ago

my pleasure =) by the way the plant on which this fellow is feeding (Stachytarpheta urticaefolia) is a favorite stop for butterflies =)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks again Sachindra Umesh,,

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Ahmedabad, India

Spotted on Mar 10, 2013
Submitted on Mar 11, 2013

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