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Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus

Photo: Mark Yokoyama

Classification

Papilioninae [subfamily]
Papilio [genus] (2)
demoleus [species]

Classification

Papilioninae [subfamily]
Papilio [genus] (2)
demoleus [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Sint Eustatius
  • Sint Maarten
  • Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Sint Eustatius
  • Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten
  • Natural distribution Asia
    Distribution description Native range: Middle East, China, Japan and Australia.
    Notes on presence status First documented in the Caribbean in 2004 on Hispaniola, origin

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