← Back

Lemon butterfly

Chaetodon miliaris

Classification

Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lemon butterfly and chequered swallowtail. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime.

Distribution

(c) Rose Zappa, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog