# Common Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus UP by Kadavoor

- By: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India
- Date: 2010-06-13
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Lime_Butterfly_Papilio_demoleus_UP_by_Kadavoor.jpg)
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- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Papilio demoleus, is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. Common names include Common Lime Butterfly, Lemon Butterfly, Lime Swallowtail, Small Citrus Butterfly, Chequered Swallowtail, Dingy Swallowtail, and Citrus Swallowtail.

It gets its common names from its host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it does not have a prominent tail. The butterfly is a pest and invasive species from the Old World which has spread to the Caribbean and Central America.

"In space 1b on the hindwing, there is a red spot in both sexes. In the male, this spot is capped with a narrow blue lunule with a very narrow intervening black gap. In contrast, the red spot and the blue lunule in the female have a rather large black spot between them." So this is a female.

Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.