Common Mime

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 butterfly with wings open. Butterfly is black with many white markings.

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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