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Black coloured swallow-tail butterfly. White spots and bands 9-10cm across
The common Mormon is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely ...
A drill for you in Butterfly identification, Martini.
Sunning itself on some leaves under a lime tree
Menelaides polytes ledebouria Eschscholtz ...
flapping furiously, the male 2 to 3 inches ...
Dark wings, lateral white band on mid rear wing, extending to trailing edge of ...
Found in a countryside village, Shang An. Possibly
About 90 mm.wingspan.black body,white costal line of forewings.
A common mormon butterfly using its long proboscis to feed from flowers. The ...
This butterfly was so relaxed it let me get really close. The left wing tip was ...
This butterfly just came out of its chrysalis. You can see the vacant chrysalis ...
I think the wings are broken. I forget where exactly I spotted it, on what kind ...
Several males chase a female. Only one ...
males are smaller than females. All common ...
The other well-known female mimic of the Common Mormon: this forma cyrus mimics ...
Male: A black butterfly with a series of ...
Through these pictures you can clearly tell the sexual dimorphism between
