JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Common Mormon female, stichius form Common Mormon,Geotagged,India,Papilio polytes,Swallowtail Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Common Mormon female, stichius form

- No description given -

    comments (1)

  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
    View Lion class
    The mimicry story about these Swallowtails is amazing. Posted 12 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

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.

Info 54 0
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
View Ragisha Kottamal's profile

By Ragisha Kottamal

All rights reserved
Uploaded Oct 26, 2012. Captured Oct 23, 2012 14:48 in Kathwada Rd, Nava Naroda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
country flag of India Explore India 5,169 1,362 0
  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/5.8
  • 1/202s
  • ISO125
  • 150.5mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

This photo also appears in

Discover more photo collections