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| Lime butterfly taking nectar from the Clerodendrum x speciosum flower... |
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Lime butterfly
Papilio demoleus malayanus |
Today the lime butterfly or so called " Chequered Swallowtail" dropped by at Zone C area of low flowering shrubs and vines corner. She gave me a fabulous time photoshooting her in long shots, medium shots and extreme close-ups. The name suggests that the species is found where the citrus fruits are planted. The female of the species has a large black spot next to the red spot on the hindwing.
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| The purple flower is called locally " Seribu bahasa" (Berawan) - Centratherum punctatum |
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| Siphoning the nectar from the Clerodendrum flower |
It is planned and executed gradually for a flowering shrubs and vines collection at Zone C to attract more butterflies to the park. Here they could be easily observed when they fly or rest in the flowering shrubs corners. Here's more close- ups to show the tubular probiscis as it is thrusted into the flower to extract the nectar.
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| The lime butterfly thrusting its probiscis into the Clerodendrum flower |
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| The female lime butterfly has a large black spot to the red spot... |
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