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Lime Butterfly - Papilio demoleus
Lime ButterflyLime ButterflyLime Butterfly - Papilio demoleus
Name The Lime Butterfly
Scientific Name Papilio demoleus
Location Narsapur Forest, Hyderabad.
Notes The Lime butterfly is one of the most common and widely distributed swallowtails around the world. It is a frequent mud-puddler and often a number of them can be seen puddling in wet soil and rapidly beating their wings. The butterfly's host plants are mostly citrus species like lime and orange.

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