Graphium sarpedon (Glassy Blue Bottle)
Graphium sarpedon – Glassy Blue Bottle (click to enlarge)
| Common Name | Glassy Bluebottle |
| Scientific name | Graphium sarpedon |
| Family | Papilionidae |
| Description | It is a very skittish butterfly that hovers quickly from flower to flower seldom stopping to take rest. Its ground colour is black. However, its markings are somewhat glassy and transparent, with a greenish blue central band, the female is duller greenish blue and has slightly broader wings. Bluebottles are fond of mud puddling and animal droppings. |