"Not-so-"Common Mime Butterfly

Artist: Krys Bailey
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"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)

Leslie Patton, 6 months ago

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?
joak, 6 months ago

dinny ken his name but hes awfy braw
Krys Bailey in reply to Leslie Patton’s comment, 6 months ago

Thanks Les. Duh? What’s a Lantana plant? I think we call it Verbena.
Joyce Dickens,..., 6 months ago

Fantastic image….no idea as to the species though….
AnaCBStudio, 6 months ago

Beautiful capture and colors krys!
Ed Moore, 6 months ago

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!
John Wright, 6 months ago

His name is Beorn?
Vulcan, 6 months ago

beautiful capture
Leslie Patton, 6 months ago

You would know better then i would. Sounds familiar!
Krys Bailey in reply to Ed Moore’s comment, 6 months ago

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)
Jonicool, 6 months ago

fab comp, detail and color!
Mar Silva, 6 months ago

What a beautiful design he has (or she) Good work.
Kimberly Palmer, 6 months ago

Fantastic shot Krys….. I may have to hire Ed myself. he he =)
AngelaFoster, 6 months ago

this is a stunning capture
Stacy Rodriguez, 6 months ago

this is a great shot, love the color of this little guy. :)
photoeyes, 6 months ago

Very pretty Krys, nice capture!
Nikki Mulkern, 6 months ago

Fantastic capture, great details!
aphoto4you, 6 months ago

oh oh oh as a butterfly lover and passionate of butterflies…i adore this…
Krys Bailey in reply to aphoto4you’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you, Bianca! I didn’t know how passionate you are about flutterbys – I shall remember that if I see any good ones! ;o)
Krys Bailey in reply to Leslie Patton’s comment, 6 months ago

You were right, Les. It is called Lantana over here! See, I don’t know anything! ;o)
Leslie Patton, 6 months ago

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, 5 months ago

Lovely butterfly, beautiful capture
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Krys Bailey in reply to jesika’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you for your kind comments, Jesika. Are you the Jesika that Bonnie mentioned to me, who lives in the UK?