Papilio polytes-Thekkady-2016-12-03-001, by Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, 3 December 2016
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Papilio polytes-Thekkady-2016-12-03-001

Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India

3 December 2016

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Papilio polytes, Common Mormon, is a common species of Swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. Here the female is in the form stichius, mimicking unpalatable Pachliopta aristolochiae.