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Common Lime Butterfly, Checkered Swallowtail

Papilio demoleus

Notes:

This blue red-tailed butterfly had been spotted strayed into a busy mall one hot afternoon. May be tired, came flying and just sat on a suite-case bought by a customer.

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common lime butterfly, chequered swallowtail,
Papilio demoleus Papilio demoleus


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3 Comments

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Gorgeous! Have you seen the Citrus swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) from Africa yet? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/304...

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 10 years ago

Thanks Marta RubioTexeira for making it favourite.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 10 years ago

thank you Mr Frazier for the ID

DrNamgyalTSherpa
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DrNamgyalTSherpa

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Spotted on Jul 8, 2012
Submitted on Sep 29, 2013

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