Lime Butterfly

Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it does not have a prominent tail. The butterfly is a pest and invasive species, found from Asia.The butterfly is tailless and has a wingspan 80–100 mm.Above, the background colour is black. A broad, irregular yellow band is found on the wings above, which is broken in the case of the forewing. Besides this, the butterfly has a large number of irregular spots on the wing. The upper hindwing has a red tornal spot with blue edging around it.

Malayalam Name : നാരക ശലഭം

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_demoleus

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/602/Papilio-demoleus