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Common Mormon butterfly

 

The Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia

The interesting fact about the name of Common mormon is that the name is an allusion to the polygamy formerly practiced by members of the Mormon sect in America as this species of butterfly has three different varieties of females.

 

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Uploaded on July 25, 2011
Taken on October 20, 2010