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Common Mormon (male)

Papilio polytes romulus

Description:

The common Mormon (Papilio polytes) is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. These butterflies are very hard to get a focused shot while feeding, as they are constantly fluttering their wings very fast.

Habitat:

Seen in my garden in Tamil Nadu

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2 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 9 years ago

thanks Mark...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Beauty Pam.. nice shots!

pamsai
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pamsai

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Nov 26, 2014
Submitted on Dec 1, 2014

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