Butterflies of lahore – Common lime butterfly

This is another articles in the series of “butterflies of lahore”. This one is one of the most common butterflies of lahore. Amongst all the Butterflies of lahore – Common lime butterfly is a rather slow moving butterfly, very easy to capture. Technical name is Papilio demoleus. It is a swallowtail butterfly but without a tail!!!!! This was the first butterfly i captured when my interest developed in butterflies.

It is widely spread in Asia. The common name is based on its presence on citrus family plants. A butterfly you can never miss. The back view with its spread wings is difficult to capture. Found in lahore almost whole year except winter. Found in urban population as well.

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