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Common Mormon

Papilio polytes

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Field Notes

Description:

this butterfly was pretty big compared to most butterflies: wingspan approximately 5 inch.

Habitat:

tropical climate, sea level

Species ID Suggestions

Common Mormon

Papilio polytes
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Comments (4)
JordiPrats
Hi Dijk, please consider to add it on "Butterflies & Moths of Indonesia": http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2158506002
JaniekevanDijk
thanks loarie, by the way, that is a very useful website!
loarie
one of the Papilio's check https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=12.43684210875517&nelng=159.74361953125003&place_id=any&swlat=-11.55511388237717&swlng=95.36373671875003&taxon_id=47225&view=species

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Insects of Papua
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PublishedOctober 28, 2017

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