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Papilio Polytes Javanus - Common Mormon Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39200/papilio_polytes_javanus_-_common_mormon.html" title="Papilio Polytes Javanus - Common Mormon"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/39200_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=r9tIs3Y0NfPWoleo1vaONVFFjKo%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Papilio Polytes Javanus - Common Mormon This is an unusual classification for this butterfly in my opinion, classed as a sub-species of polytes which has long tails. Although you can see the presence of very stunted tails, I believe it is closer in appearance to memnon, the great Mormon. However, with the significant form and color differences, I believe it should have had its own species name.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39197/bf_birdwing_6385.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39198/bf_birdwing_6388.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39199/bf_birdwing_6404.html Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Papilio polytes,Summer,West Java,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae" /></a></figure> Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Papilio polytes,Summer,West Java,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae Click/tap to enlarge

Papilio Polytes Javanus - Common Mormon

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

Papilio Polytes Javanus - Common Mormon This is an unusual classification for this butterfly in my opinion, classed as a sub-species of polytes which has long tails. Although you can see the presence of very stunted tails, I believe it is closer in appearance to memnon, the great Mormon. However, with the significant form and color differences, I believe it should have had its own species name.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39197/bf_birdwing_6385.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39198/bf_birdwing_6388.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/39199/bf_birdwing_6404.html Bandung,Common Mormon,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Papilio polytes,Summer,West Java,butterfly,common Mormon,pap,papilio,papilionidae

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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
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Uploaded May 31, 2016. Captured Feb 2, 2013 07:21 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 summer. More summer photos.