“Red Helen butterfly”

There was a large butterfly on the muddy ground just after entering the woods. The red Helen is a swallowtail butterfly with yellow spots on its wings. They flap their large black wings and move back and forth in the woods. They suck the nectar of flowers and also the water of the ground.  [JULY 2021]

Papilio helenus

大型で黒いアゲハチョウの仲間、モンキアゲハ。飛んでいると翅の黄色い斑が目立ちます。雑木林の林内を行き来する様子は、よく見られます。