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Common Mormon

NIKON D7000 plus Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8

 

কালিম । Common Mormon, Male (Papilio polytes)

 

A common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. Seen round the year throughout India from plains up to 2000m. This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous polymorphic forms of its females. These are as follows: cyrus, stichius, romulus.

 

Family: Papilionidae

 

This picture is taken in the indoor live butterfly garden of the Sensational Butterflies Exhibition, Natural History Museum, London

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Uploaded on September 2, 2013
Taken on July 9, 2013