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Common Mormon Butterfly

Papilio polytes

Notes:

Yeah... Finally my Chrysalis has hatched into a beauty in the evening

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago
Common Mormon
papilio polytes romulus Butterflies of the Indian subcontinent - Papilio polytes


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1 Comment

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

I don't believe that's a Papilio liomedon. That has white on the hind wings and heavy white on the forewings. The pattern on the white is also too far from the edge of the wings. Tails are too long.

Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Spotted on Jul 15, 2015
Submitted on Jul 15, 2015

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