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Papilio lowi
about 4" wingspan, this is the male
forested plateau, about 1000m
This butterfly was far away and I was maxed out at with my 18 -135mm lens. I cropped and zoomed in for the photo, which resulted in a less than optimum pic but better for ID.
Spotted on Mar 6, 2012
Submitted on Jun 8, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks Atul and shekainahdalaban.I was confused on the ID of this but I think you're right shekainahdalaban.
It lacks prominent horizontal row of ovate white spots of a common mormon, looks like a male Papilio lowi.
lovely spotting,this should be a common mormon male!