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Common Mime (form clytia)

Papilio clytia (form clytia)

Description:

The Common Mime (Papilio clytia) is a Swallowtail butterfly found in South and South-east Asia. The butterfly belongs to the Chilasa group or the Black-bodied Swallowtails. It serves an excellent example of a Batesian mimic among the Indian butterflies.

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Common Mime
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Neena Lenin
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Neena Lenin

Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Nov 13, 2013

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