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Lime Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio demoleus

Description:

Attractive combination of black, white and a touch of red.

Habitat:

About 2 hours drive from Kolkata city (coordinates) there is a small village called Deuliam which is famous for a 10th century brick temple. This village also grows vegetables. This butterfly was on the ground in the space between two rows of potato plants.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 7 years ago
Lime Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus


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1 Comment

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 7 years ago

Thanks, Paul Davis. I have updated.

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Nov 27, 2016
Submitted on Nov 28, 2016

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