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Papilio demoleus mating

A mating pair of Papilio demoleus, a common and widespread Swallowtail butterfly, photographed at Kadavoor, Kerala, India. After successful mating the female goes from plant to plant, laying a single egg at a time on top of a leaf, and flies off as soon as the egg is laid. Photograph: Jkadavoor Recently featured: Liberty Leading the People – Black-headed Heron – Line-out

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