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Papilio demoleus demoleus

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

Papilionidae; Papilioninae; Papilionini; Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758. (syn.) Papilio demoleus libanius Fruhstorfer, 1908.

Habitat:

Spotted in our front yard on Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don.) locally called Tsitsirika.

Reference Links:

Papilio demoleus - Wikipedia, Butterflies in the Philippines

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Comments (2)
John B.
Thank you for your comment, Ava. Yes, it is beautiful and I think it is the most common of all the butterflies in our area. I see this subspecies every single day of the rainy season.
Ava T-B
What a beautiful butterfly!

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PublishedJune 17, 2024

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