Description:
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The Common Mime (Papilio clytia) is a Swallowtail butterfly found in South and South-east Asia. The butterfly belongs to the Chilasa group or the Black-bodied Swallowtails. It serves an excellent example of a Batesian mimic among the Indian butterflies.
The fore wings are black. At the outer edge there are some yellowish spots. The underside of Chilasa clytia is very similar to the upside. The hind wings of Chilasa clytia are black. The edge is a little bit wavy. In the middle of the wing there are some yellowish stripes. At the edge there are one chain of yellowish spots and one chain of orange spots. The underside is very similar to the upside. The body (abdomen) is black and it has white spots. Thorax and head are also black. The underside of thorax and head have white spots. |
Sex differences:
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The basic colour of the female is dark-brown.
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Scientific Name:
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Papilio clytia
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Common Name:
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Common Mime
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Order:
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Lepidoptera
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Family:
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Papilionidae
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Sub Family:
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Papilioninae
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Wing Span:
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-
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Status:
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Common
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Range:
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This butterfly is found in India from Kangra to Sikkim, from Assam to Burma, Nepal, Bangladesh, Peninsular India and the Andaman Islands. It is also found in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Southern China (including Hainan), Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, peninsular Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia (Flores, Alor, Timor and Moa). Several regional variants and forms are recognized.
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May, Jun, Oct
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Feb, Mar, May, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
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May, May, Jul
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Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
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Habitat:
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This is a butterfly of hilly regions but also found at lower elevations. It is plentiful in the premonsoon and monsoon period and becomes scarce later on.
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Habit:
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The Common Mime has two mimetic forms in both sexes. The nominate form C. clytia form clytia mimics the Common Indian Crow (Euploea core) while the form dissimilis mimics the Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace).
The flight of the Mime also resembles that of the model, fluttering, neither weak nor strong, sometimes staying close to the ground and at other times flying strongly up into the treetops. It mud-puddles on stream banks in summer. Known to bask and usually sits with the wings spread wide open while feeding on nectar from flowers. |
Larval Host Plants:
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Cinnamomum tamala, Litsea deccanesis
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Nectar Plants:
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Source & More Details:
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Wikipedia I Found Butterflies Learn About Butterflies Butterfly Corner |
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| Papilio clytia - Common Mime |
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