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Common Mormon

Menelaides polytes ledebouria ♂

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

Papilionidae; Papilioninae; Papilionini; Menelaides polytes ledebouria Eschscholtz, 1821.

Habitat:

Spotted in our front yard, visiting Rose periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) locally known as Tsitsirika. Plant information from - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Tsitsirika.html

Reference Links:

Common mormon-Encyclopedia of Life, Papilio polytes - Wikipedia, Butterflies in the Philippines

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