A ghostly white. The male dardanus stands out from other swallowtails by its conspicuous white colouration. The females mimic various distasteful Milkweed butterflies.
Name: The Mocker Swallowtail - male
Latin: Papilio dardanus
Family: Papilionidae
Origin: Africa
Food plant: Citrus Family
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