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Biology

Size

Wing span of adults is about 10-12cm.

Lifecycle

As all butterflies, which are holometabolous, Papilio dardanus undergoes complete metamorphosis.

After hatching from an egg, it has five larval stages (three of which mimic bird droppings) before turning into a pupa (chrysalis), and eclosing into an adult butterfly.