Common Mime (Papilio clytia) - Butterfly - Moringa tree - Biodiversity - Animal India

A Common Mime (Papilio clytia), a swallowtail butterfly native to South and Southeast Asia that serves as a Batesian mimic of toxic crow butterflies, is found fluttering in gardens, along forest edges, and near streams where host plants like cinnamon species grow. An adult Common Mime butterfly interacts with the top of the moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) leaves and rests on the leaves on a rainy day, forest bokeh visible in the background at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 11, 2026. (Footage by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A Common Mime (Papilio clytia), a swallowtail butterfly native to South and Southeast Asia that serves as a Batesian mimic of toxic crow butterflies, is found fluttering in gardens, along forest edges, and near streams where host plants like cinnamon species grow. An adult Common Mime butterfly interacts with the top of the moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) leaves and rests on the leaves on a rainy day, forest bokeh visible in the background at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 11, 2026. (Footage by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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August 11, 2026
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Tehatta, India
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