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Common Lime

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, visiting White Periwinkle (Catharanthus alba) which is locally known as Tsitsirika.

Notes:

Plant identification - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Tsitsirika

Reference Links:

Lime butterfly-Encyclopedia of Life, Papilio demoleus - Wikipedia, Butterflies in the Philippines

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