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Common Mormon

Papilio polytes

Description:

Spotted here is a female butterfly. Females of Common Mormon are known to mimic the wing patterns of Crimson Rose butterfly, which is poisonous.

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Irandi Munasinghe
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Irandi Munasinghe

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jul 9, 2019
Submitted on Jul 9, 2019

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