Lime Butterfly (Female)
Papilio demoleus libanius
14.33, 121.09
Field Notes
Description:
This is a matured female Lime Butterfly, Papilio demoleus libanius (Fruhstorfer, 1908), the ssp occurring in the Philippines.
As it matures, its color turns to brown in general with tan/yellowish spots on its wings. Compare with a young Lime butterfly - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/35415009 - which is colored black in general with white spots on its wings.
Habitat:
Backyard garden, spotted on Yellow Alder flowers (Turnera ulmifolia).
Reference Links:
Papilio demoleus
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 7, 2013
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