#3150 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Lime Swallowtail

🇳🇱 Limoenvlinder ·Papilio demoleus

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Jordan H · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Aniruddha Singhamahapatra · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Denis Makhnovsky · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Soh Kam Yung · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Soh Kam Yung · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Matt Endacott · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © savita · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Bird Explorers · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Aniruddha Singhamahapatra · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the common lime butterfly , lemon butterfly , lime swallowtail , small citrus butterfly , chequered swallowtail , dingy swallowtail and citrus swallowtail . These common names refer to their 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 Asia and Australia which has...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 29,481iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
29,481 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).