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Lime Butterfly ( तितली )
Papilio demoleus
28.9224, 79.9701
Field Notes
Description:
The butterfly is tailless and has a wingspan 80–100 mm. Above, the background colour is black. A broad, irregular yellow band is found on the wings above, which is broken in the case of the forewing. Besides this the butterfly has a large number of irregular spots on the wing. The upper hindwing has a red tornal spot with blue edging around it.
Habitat:
One of my student found it in dead position in the portion of forest behind my school, GHSS, Charubeta, Khatima, Uttarakhand, India. The butterfly is a pest and invasive species from the Old World which has spread to the Caribbean and Central America. It is also found in Africa.
Notes:
Editing info: According to species ID suggestions by AmberLundeen.
Reference Links:
Papilio demoleus
Species ID Suggestions
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 23, 2011
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