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Great Mormon

Papilio memnon

Description:

Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) is a large butterfly that belongs to the Swallowtail family and is common to South-Asia. It is widely distributed and has thirteen subspecies. The female is polymorphic and with mimetic forms.

Habitat:

Butterfly garden

1 Species ID Suggestions

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago
Great Mormon
Papilio memnon Great Mormon


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3 Comments

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Glad to help :-)

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@Eric And another spot-on ID, thanks!

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Possibly subspecies P.m. lowii - http://lepidoptera.pro/species/papilio-m...

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Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011

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