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Asian Swallowtail

Papilio xuthus

Photo by starleaf
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Description:

Copied from wiki: "Papilio xuthus, also known as the Asian Swallowtail, Chinese Yellow Swallowtail, or as the Xuthus swallowtail, is a middle to large sized swallowtail butterfly found in northeast Asia, Korea, Japan, and Hawaii."

Habitat:

Spotted this butterfly at Halla Arboretum, Jeju Island, South Korea.

Notes:

Species ID Suggestions

Asian Swallowtail

Papilio xuthus

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Comments (4)
starleaf
Thanks, annorion, for the ID. Now looking at the wiki page you've provided, it makes sense in that I have spotted this butterfly in Korea, and have never seen such in my homeland at Borneo.

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