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Bali Impressions-Animals in and around your
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Common
Mormon -Papilio polytes-Papilioninae |
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| Native South East Asia
Wingspan 10-12 cm |
Very common. Not threatened.
The male has one morph only. It is a dark-coloured
swallow-tailed butterfly. The upper forewing has a
series of white spots decreasing in size towards the
apex. The upper hindwing has a complete discal band of
elongated white spots. It may or may not have marginal
red crescents. The males are smaller in size than the
femalesFemale
The female of the Common Mormon is polymorphic.
The eggs are laid singly on top of the leaves. They are
round and yellow to light-orange in colour.. |
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Favourite flowers |
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Lantana |
Jatropha |
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Ixora |
Mussaenda |
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Caterpillar feed on: |
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Citrus maxima |
Citrus sinensis |
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Toddalia asiatica |
Zanthoxylum nitidum |
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