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Scarlet Mormon

Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia

Photo by Saarbrigger
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Field Notes

Description:

The wingspan is 120–140 mm. The male strongly resembles the male Papilio ascalaphus, but lacks the tail at the bottom wing. (Wikipedia)

The fourth and the fifth pic shows the male butterfly.

Habitat:

butterfly house Vianna;
in the wilde: southern Asia, mainly found at the Philippines

Notes:

Second picture shows the butterfly with it's friend the "Great Mormon"

Reference Links:

Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia, ButterflyCorner.net: Papilio rumanzovia (Scarlet Mormon, Scharlachroter Schwalb…

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