Common Mormon on a shrub
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.
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