"Not-so-"Common Mime Butterfly
I initially asked if any of you kind Bubblers could identify this butterfly for me, and dear, clever Ed Moore managed to do just that with amazing details. Thank you Ed. ;o)
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Leslie Patton
I have no clue what kind of butterfly it is but you captured it in all its beauty!! Great image! VERY WELL DONE!!. Is that a Lantana plant?
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Les. Duh? What’s a Lantana plant? I think we call it Verbena.
joak
dinny ken his name but hes awfy braw
Joyce Dickens,...
Fantastic image….no idea as to the species though….
AnaCBStudio
Beautiful capture and colors krys!
Ed Moore
Hi Krys…wow, what a challenge. I believe it is known as the Common Mime (Papilio (Chilasa) clytia). It is a variety of 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. More specifically, I believe its known scientifically as follows – Kingdom of Animalia, Phylum of Arthropoda, Class of Insecta, Order of Lepidoptera, Family of Papilionidae, Genus of Papilio, Subgenus of Chilasa, and Species of C. clytia. Its binomial name is Chilasa clytia. It was discovered by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. FYI, Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who basically invented binomial nomenclature. Ya see, this is what happens when you ask questions of people who majored in the scientific area. ;-) Keep smiling, kiddo!
Krys Bailey replied
Oh Ed, a zillion thanks! You are a star! You wonderful scientific genius you! I am sooooooooooo impressed! You’ve got yourself a job for life now, rofl! ;o)
John Wright
His name is Beorn?
Vulcan Spark S...
beautiful capture
Leslie Patton
You would know better then i would. Sounds familiar!
Krys Bailey replied
You were right, Les. It is called Lantana over here! See, I don’t know anything! ;o)
Jonicool
fab comp, detail and color!
Mar Silva
What a beautiful design he has (or she) Good work.
Kimberly Palmer
Fantastic shot Krys….. I may have to hire Ed myself. he he =)
AngelaFoster
this is a stunning capture
Stacy Rodriguez
this is a great shot, love the color of this little guy. :)
Marianne Vene...
Very pretty Krys, nice capture!
Nikki Mulkern
Fantastic capture, great details!
aphoto4you
oh oh oh as a butterfly lover and passionate of butterflies…i adore this…
Krys Bailey replied
Thank you, Bianca! I didn’t know how passionate you are about flutterbys – I shall remember that if I see any good ones! ;o)
Leslie Patton
LOL, I WAS RIGHT, its amazing!! Its only cos my mother in law got me some for mothers day!! The hummingbirds really like to feed on them I have noticed!
jesika
Lovely butterfly, beautiful capture
j
Krys Bailey replied
Thank you for your kind comments, Jesika. Are you the Jesika that Bonnie mentioned to me, who lives in the UK?