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Common Mormon pair

Papilio polytes

Description:

The red, black & white butterfly is a female Common Mormon of Romulus form, mimicking a Crimson Rose. The black and whiter one is a male.

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4 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

thanks Agnes...

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

thanks Jellyfishnebula

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Yes Pam. The black and white one is a male. Beautiful pair!

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 11 years ago

Beautiful!

pamsai
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pamsai

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Jan 16, 2013
Submitted on Jan 16, 2013

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