Papilio

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 67. Chapters: Papilio demoleus, Eastern tiger swallowtail, Common Mormon, Old World Swallowtail, Papilio polymnestor, Giant swallowtail, Papilio liomedon, Great Mormon, Papilio dardanus, Papilio anactus, Papilio agestor, Papilio crino, Black Swallowtail, Oregon Swallowtail, Papilio alcmenor, Papilio aegeus, Papilio helenus, Papilio castor, Papilio krishna, Papilio nephelus, Papilio polyctor, Papilio canadensis, Anise Swallowtail, Papilio ulysses, Papilio paris, Two-tailed Swallowtail, Papilio protenor, Papilio palamedes, Papilio menatius, Papilio xuthus, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio homerus, Pachliopta jophon, Papilio bootes, Papilio buddha, Papilio dravidarum, Papilio elephenor, Papilio mayo, Papilio arcturus, Papilio eurymedon, Papilio aristodemus, Papilio prexaspes, Papilio anchisiades, Papilio demodocus, Papilio astyalus, Papilio brevicauda, Spicebush Swallowtail, Papilio euchenor, Papilio torquatus, Corsican Swallowtail, Papilio bianor, Papilio zagreus, Papilio joanae, Papilio paris tamilana, Papilio androgeus, Papilio indra, Papilio demolion, Papilio phorcas, Papilio ambrax, Papilio isidorus, Papilio hipponous, Papilio rex, Papilio janaka, Papilio peranthus, Papilio echerioides, Papilio deiphobus, Papilio thoas, Luzon Peacock Swallowtail, Papilio gigon, Papilio ophidicephalus, Papilio bridgei, Papilio constantinus, Papilio rogeri, Papilio andraemon, Papilio cynorta, Papilio desmondi, Papilio cacicus, Papilio hesperus, Papilio jacksoni, Papilio nobilis, Papilio antimachus, Papilio scamander, Papilio ornythion, Papilio godeffroyi, Papilio chiansiades, Papilio appalachiensis, Papilio macilentus, Papilio rumanzovia, Papilio epiphorbas, Papilio alexanor, Papilio zalmoxis, Papilio nireus, Papilio noblei, Papilio oenomaus, Papilio antonio, Papilio delalandei, Emerald Swallowtail, Papilio mechowi, Papilio hyppason, Papilio plagiatus, Papilio woodfordi, Papilio thersites, Papilio bachus, Papilio euphranor, Papilio forbesi, Papilio horribilis, Papilio maackii, Papilio gallienus, Papilio aristophontes, Kilimanjaro Swallowtail, Papilio ascalaphus, Papilio saharae, Papilio amynthor, Papilio mangoura, Papilio blumei, Papillon La Pâture, Papilio acheron, Papilio benguetanus, Poey's Black Swallowtail, Papilio grosesmithi, Cream-banded Swallowtail, Papilio weymeri, Papilio fuscus, Madagascan Emperor Swallowtail, Papilio pericles, Papilio maroni, Papilio moerneri, Scarce Haitian Swallowtail, Papilio carolinensis, Papilio garleppi, Papilio laglaizei, Papilio esperanza, Papilio neumoegeni, Papilio manlius, Jordan's Swallowtail, Papilio toboroi, Papilio osmana, Papilio maraho, Papilio himeros, Papilio taiwanus, Papilio dialis, Papilio elwesi. Excerpt: Papilio demoleus, the Common Lime Butterfly, is a common and widespread Swallowtail butterfly. It gets its name 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 has also been referred to as the Citrus swallowtail, a name it shares with a morphologically similar species, Papilio demodocus which flies in Africa. The butterfly is a pest and invasive species from the Old World which has spread to the Caribbean and Central America. See glossary for terms used The red tornal spot with blue edging. An older adult with orange spots.The butterfly is tailless and has a wingspan 80-100 mm. Above, the background colour is black. A broad, irregular yel...