Sunday, February 8, 2015

Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus)


English: Lime butterfly / Lemon butterfly
Binomial Name: Papilio demoleus

Common butterfly found in all environmental regions of Sri Lanka. It is given the name, "Lime Butterfly" since it uses plants belong to citrus family as the host plant. Population of this butterfly has been distributed around many other Asian countries.

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