BUTTERFLIES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Papilio demoleus

Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 LIME BUTTERFLY/CHEQUERED SWALLOWTAIL

Subspecies:

libanius Fruhstorfer, 1908 - Philippines generally

 

Recorded hostplants: Citrus (Lime, orange, calamansi etc); several other Rutaceae including Glycosmis pentaphylla; Ziziphus jujuba (Mansanitas, Rhamnaceae) and Psoralea (Leguminosae)