South and Southeast Asia is home to the swallowtail butterfly known as the common mime. The butterfly is a member of the black-bodied swallowtail subgenus, Chilasa. Among Indian butterflies, it is a prominent example of a Batesian mimic. Since it is frequently linked to plants in the Lauraceae family, it is possible that this plant serves as a food source for their caterpillars.

Systematic Position

• Domain : Eukaryota
• Kingdom : Animalia
• Phylum : Arthropoda
• Class : Insecta
• Order : Lepidoptera
• Family : Papilionidae
• Genus : Papilio
• Species : clytia