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Papilio polytes
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. This one had lost it's tails.
seen in jungle in Cambodia.
Spotted on Mar 7, 2013
Submitted on Mar 23, 2013
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