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Papilio Alphenor
Check number 33) Papilio alphenor in the uploaded link.
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Although I didn't manage to get a real sharp picture I thought it would be interesting to share these pictures. Really nice to see how this butterfly never really sits still, one pair of wings is almost non-stop in action.
What a great example of 'the wisdom of the crowd'!
In the end I think Eric Noora is right with the Papilio Alphenor. The polities seems to have a more isolated white spot.
Oo that was a tricky one! Good mimic of the Common Rose this one.
Found an article here to help back it up, although its more of an introduction to the molecular genetics of mimcry in Papilio polytes.
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte...
Hi guys, this is getting interesting. I'll look into the details later, thanks for all input so far! I think I have some more images that will help me to compare with everything to be found online.
Agree with Atul... Common Mormon Butterfly (Papilio Polytes)
http://www.123rf.com/photo_3531877_commo...
Hi guys. Was going for Papilio alphenor see #33 of http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil.... Some put it under P. polytes which would make it fall under Common Mormon. But this has different wing patterns. The pic in the link I gave has the same pattern as your spotting. However I could not find any other reliable link under P. alphenor so was withholding ID :-)
yes aditi this specimen is a common mormon female, this is typically a black bodied swallowtail
the one you have suggested is a red bodied swallowtail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pandiy...
let me know if you find more on this spotting
@aditi.812, I think you're right. I thought it was a Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail, but the pattern didn't really match. I'll check out the Common rose
Hallo again! I think this is a Common Rose. And aided in my efforts by this great website of the Florida Museum of Nat Hist.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/gui...
Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011
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