File:TS009 Papilio polytes female form romulus.jpg

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Common Mormon edit

  • This is a photograph of the female form 'romulus' of the Common Mormon, Papilio polytes, a beautiful butterfly of the Swallowtail family (Papilionidae) native to India. The butterfly belongs to Papilio (Blackbodied Swallowtails) genus of butterflies.
  • This image is loaded under the name 'TS009_Papilio_polytes_female_form_romulus.jpg'.

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The female form romulus mimics the Crimson Rose (Pachliopta hector) of the Pachliopta (Red Bodied Swallowtails) genus, which are inedible. This mimicry increases the survival chances of this form of female Common Mormon.

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  • Another photo of the same female form is also uploaded as 'TS008_Papilio_polytes_female_form_romulus.jpg'.
  • The photos of the butterfly mimicked are also on Wikimedia under the names :-

'TS001_Pachliopta_hector.jpg'. 'TS002_Pachliopta_hector.jpg'.

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  • Photographed at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India on 27 Mar 2005.
  • Size 154 KB, 1024x768 pixels.
  • Photographed with Nikon D70, f5.6, 4/1000 sec, focal length 105mm.
  • Flash, Auto-Mode, Return light detected.

Nature Loader 04:18, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

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