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Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) <!--몰몬명주나비-->
Subject: Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
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Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)


Oppadake, Okinawa, Ryukyu, Japan, 7-93, Photo S. Shuichi Haupt

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.

Swallowtail butterfly
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