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The Lime Swallowtail (Papilio Demoleus) is a beautiful butterfly! Also known as the Lime butterfly, Lemon butterfly, and the Chequered butterfly, according to Wikipedia. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it doesn’t have a prominent tail.
Lime Swallowtail butterflies have a wingspan of 80-100 mm. This beautiful butterfly is an avid mud-puddler and visitor of flowers. It baskets with its wings held wide open on tufts of grass and herbs.