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Papilio Demodocus (Spotted Butterfly)

Also known as the Citrus Swallowtail, the Papilio Demodocus butterfly is a common large black and pale yellow butterfly seen frequently in the gardens of South Africa and is considered a pest to citrus trees in the region.

Female butterflies of this species are larger than the males and have blue spots on their hindwings with orange on their outer sides as opposed to yellow that is found exclusively on the outer sides of males.

Photo taken at the butterfly house of The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Description
Papilio Demodocus (Spotted Butterfly)

Also known as the Citrus Swallowtail, the Papilio Demodocus butterfly is a common large black and pale yellow butterfly seen frequently in the gardens of South Africa and is considered a pest to citrus trees in the region.

Female butterflies of this species are larger than the males and have blue spots on their hindwings with orange on their outer sides as opposed to yellow that is found exclusively on the outer sides of males.

Photo taken at the butterfly house of The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA

~Full View Please~

IMPORTANT © COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The work contained in my gallery is copyrighted ©1995-2008 David A. Wagner. All rights reserved. My work may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any form without my written permission. My work does not belong to the public domain. The sole exclusion is use of thumbnails within the deviantART community and limited to the deviantART website.

Any individual, corporation, corporate entity, website or webhost knowingly or unknowingly involved in activity contributing to the copyright infringement of my work will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Criminal penalty and monetary damages will be sought.

If you see an image or written work of mine posted elsewhere please notify me.