The Common Mormon Papilio polytes

The Common Mormon Papilio polytes

Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, 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.

 

Systematic Position

 

  • Domain : Eukaryota
  • Kingdom : Animalia
  • Phylum : Arthropoda
  • Class : Insecta
  • Order : Lepidoptera
  • Family : Papilionidae
  • Genus : Papilio
  • Species : polytes

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