Butterfly Family

Copy of specialist
Name: Graphium xenocles and G. macareus Females
Family: PAPILIONIDAE
Description:

Graphium xenocles and G. macareus Females are polymorphic. Both sexes mimicking Danainae species, such as Parantica agleaParantica melaneus or some kind of Euploea species.

Graphium sarpedon is very common in secondary and montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 10 - 1800m) and is frequently found on top of mountains. Both sexes visit flowers.

Males are territorial at hilltops and fly in circles for long hours in their territorial space, and often come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Can be see easily from February to November.