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Common Mormon (male)

Papilio polytes

Description:

The Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible Red-bodied Swallowtails, such as the Common Rose and the Crimson Rose. When flying they look quite similar except that the body of the Common Mormon is back while the Crimson Rose is red.

Habitat:

seen in my garden in Tamil Nadu, India.

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pamsai
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pamsai

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Dec 28, 2013
Submitted on Dec 29, 2013

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