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Spotting

Description:

Help me identifying the papilionid butterfly.

Habitat:

Lemon Orchard ( Tropical )

2 Species ID Suggestions

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago
common rose ( mimic of the Common Mormon)
Pachliopta aristolochiae Pachliopta aristolochiae


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4 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

I believe there is one other way to tell the difference. The Common Mormon is black bodied and the Common Rose has red.

Sam raj
Sam raj 8 years ago

is it not Atraphaneura aristolochie ( common rose ) ?

Looks like Common Mormon(papilio polytes)
Have a look at :
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/6...

Sam raj
Spotted by
Sam raj

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Nov 7, 2015
Submitted on Nov 7, 2015

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