Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Rijk:Animalia (Dieren)

Stam: Arthropoda (Geleedpotigen)

Klasse: Insecta (Insecten)

Orde: Lepidoptera (Vlinders)

Familie: Papilionidae (Pages)

Geslacht:Papilio

Soort: Papilio demoleus

Lime swallowtail

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Taken in Bandhavgarh National Park in India

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Photographed in the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory, near Cambridge, Ontario.

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Also known as the Lime swallowtail. Even though it has no tails ...

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Lime Swallowtail, Papilio demoleus

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Photographs by John Sidle, 2025

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

Photographs by John Sidle, 2025

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

By Dan Kaufman

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!

I was observing her since few days, everyday when the sun's up, she'd fall from somewhere in the sky to my garden take some nectar from the red ixora by flying from one bunch of flowers to another (trust me she's never still!) then goes to the lemon tree in the backyard and vanishes in the sky, far from my vision, far from my understanding. Like a true garden guest.

Do plant some citric plants in your garden if you wish to see these butterflies coming to life.

Pictures of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly that I saw while walking around Taino Bay, the cruise port at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On board the Celebrity Apex for Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise from January 11th to 18th, 2025. The itinerary includes stops in Basseterre (St. Kitts), Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The best part is that we are on Seth's Big Fat Broadway Cruise again!