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Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon male The common Mormon is very similar to the great Mormon, except this one has tails.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39078/papilio_polytes_-_common_mormon_male.html" title="Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon male"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/39078_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=XhjVG%2BLQjvbBlPWcuAlorEGnkmY%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon male Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39079/bf_mormon_9454.html Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Mormon,Papilio polytes,West Java,Winter,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39077/papilio_polytes_-_common_mormon_male.html" title="Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon male"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/39077_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=VCjGn7doC1kLVXKQWRDcrLRaPPk%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon male Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39079/bf_mormon_9454.html Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Mormon,Papilio polytes,West Java,Winter,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39076/papilio_polytes_-_common_mormon_female.html" title="Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon female"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/39076_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iewqaPBG6EvmcYhSjSntUTx9JCE%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon female Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39079/bf_mormon_9454.html Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Mormon,Papilio polytes,Spring,West Java,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae" /></a></figure> Bandung,Common Mormon,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Mormon,Papilio polytes,West Java,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae Click/tap to enlarge

Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon male

The common Mormon is very similar to the great Mormon, except this one has tails.

Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.

Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon male Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39079/bf_mormon_9454.html Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Mormon,Papilio polytes,West Java,Winter,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae

Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon male Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39079/bf_mormon_9454.html Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Mormon,Papilio polytes,West Java,Winter,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae

Papilio Polytes - Common Mormon female Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39079/bf_mormon_9454.html Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Mormon,Papilio polytes,Spring,West Java,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic shot, Dave! Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Vodkaman's profile
      Vodkaman
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      Thanks Ferdy :)

      Dave       Posted 9 years ago

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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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Vodkaman
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Uploaded May 27, 2016. Captured Apr 5, 2013 08:10 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.