BUTTERFLIES OF CHAD - 
 PAPILIONIDAE 



 
       
  [1] Papilio demodocus puddling [2] same specimen as [1] [3] same specimen as [1]
       
  [4]  Papilio demodocus - egg on Citrus sp. (Lemon tree) [5]  Papilio demodocus - caterpillar
 		 [6] Papilio demodocus - caterpillar
 
       
  [7] [8] [9]  Papilio demodocus -  other views of the caterpillar - The larva has stuck some silk on the leaf which is used as a resting area ; this biological behaviour is really similar to that of the Scarce Swallowtail caterpillar which also belongs to the Papilionidae family  (click here)
       
 
 


 
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