This is a male Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoloeus) it is also known as common lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, small citrus butterfly or chequered swallowtail (among other names). You can tell the difference between the male and females because the female has a flash of blue above the red spots on its wings.
Although they are predominantly black and white the name does not relate to their colouring but to the plants they feed on which are predominantly citrus plants.
According to wikipedia this species is a pest or invasive species having spread from Australia and Asia to the Caribbean and Central America.
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