Common mormon

Papilio polytes
Swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae)

♀ P. p. cyrus
Common mormonon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Large black butterfly with tails and white markings on the centre of the rear wings. The undersurface has more white markings for the ♂.
 
Size depends on the climate where they live.

⇔ wsp. 80-100 mm

The ♀ has 3 variations:
PAPILIO POLYTES CYRUS: Like ♂, but with clearly red-orange half moons. No photo available.
PAPILIO POLYTES STICHIUS: rear wing has orange and red markings. See photo.
PAPILIO POLYTES ROMULUS: rear wing large red markings and front wings have a white haze. 
See photos.

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