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Common Mormons Courting

Papilio polytes

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Field Notes

Description:

Through these pictures you can clearly tell the sexual dimorphism between male and female: for most of them, the female is laying down, possibly gathering her eggs in preparation for mating. If they did mate, we didn't see, they flew up after sometime.

Habitat:

Seen at Bukit Brown Cemetery

Notes:

They were so graceful: almost like a ballet.

Species ID Suggestions

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duttagupta35504
Read my post about this, and some relationship advice at http://amazinganimalssociety.blogspot.sg/2013/05/lepidopteraphiles-relationship-advice.html

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