African citrus swallowtail

The African citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly (Papilio demodocus) is a swallowtail butterfly, found across most of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar and southwest Arabia.

The butterfly bears a remarkable resemblance to the common lime butterfly or lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus) from southeast Asia.

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