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Common Mormon, male

Papilio polytes

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Habitat:

spotted in my garden in Tamil Nadu, South India

Notes:

This butterfly was so relaxed it let me get really close. The left wing tip was under the leaf, and I was able to carefully put the leaf under the wing so the tip was visable!

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kadavoor
kadavoor 12 years ago
Common Mormon ; Male
Papilio polytes Papilio polytes


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2 Comments

kadavoor
kadavoor 12 years ago

Beautifully caught!

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 12 years ago

So nice when the critters are cooperative!! Great series!

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pamsai
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pamsai

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Feb 18, 2012
Submitted on Feb 18, 2012

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