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Common Mormon

Papilio polytes romulus

Description:

Male: A black butterfly with a series of white outer marginal spots on the forewing and a series of much larger spots across the hindwing. Both series align into one series when the butterfly is at rest. Female: Occurs in three forms. Form Cyrus: resembles the male with additional red markings on the hindwing. Form Stichius: mimics the Common Rose but its abdomen is completely black. Form Romulus: mimics the Crimson Rose but its abdomen is completely black and the patches on the hindwing are not bright crimson. The Common Mormon flies at medium height, often visiting flowers of scrubs and large herbs. Males engage in mud puddling. This is a migrant species.

Habitat:

Home garden, urban area.

Notes:

1st three are of female and last one is a male

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Beralihela, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Oct 31, 2021
Submitted on Nov 1, 2021

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