Common Mime – Exhibits

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Common Mime butterfly Subspecies Clytia butterfly with wings open. Butterfly is dark brown with white markings along the edge of its wings

Common Mime Subspecies Clytia | Papilio clystia | Family: Papilionidae | Subfamily: Papilioninae | Tribe: Papilionini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Common Mime Subspecies Clytia butterfly with wings closed. Butterfly is dark brown with white stripes and yellow markings along the edge of the lower wing.

Common Mime Subspecies Clytia | Papilio clystia | Family: Papilionidae | Subfamily: Papilioninae | Tribe: Papilionini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Common Mime Subspecies Dissimilis butterfly with wings closed. Butterfly is black with many white stripes and small yellow markings along the edge of the lower wing.

Common Mime Subspecies Dissimilis | Papilio clystia | Family: Papilionidae | Subfamily: Papilioninae | Tribe: Papilionini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Common Mime Subspecies Dissimilis butterfly with wings open. Butterfly is black with many white markings.

Common Mime Subspecies Dissimilis | Papilio clystia | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Common Name: Common Mime
Scientific Name: Papilio clystia
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribe: Papilionini
Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.0 in
Place of origin: Southeast Asia

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Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan Fessenden