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#11545360
4 September 2024
Papilio polytes, commonly known as the Common Mormon, is a species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is renowned for the mimicry displayed by its numerous forms. The caterpillars of the Common Mormon can negatively impact crop yields. Interestingly, these caterpillars resemble bird droppings while resting on leaves, which helps them avoid predators. However, they are heavily parasitized by chalcidoid wasps, with over a hundred tiny wasps eventually emerging from each pupa. On September 4, 2024, in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, a tiny Common Mormon caterpillar was observed feeding on plant leaves, nearly camouflaged as it blended with the branches.
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#11545361
4 September 2024
Papilio polytes, commonly known as the Common Mormon, is a species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is renowned for the mimicry displayed by its numerous forms. The caterpillars of the Common Mormon can negatively impact crop yields. Interestingly, these caterpillars resemble bird droppings while resting on leaves, which helps them avoid predators. However, they are heavily parasitized by chalcidoid wasps, with over a hundred tiny wasps eventually emerging from each pupa. On September 4, 2024, in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, a tiny Common Mormon caterpillar was observed feeding on plant leaves, nearly camouflaged as it blended with the branches.
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#11545362
4 September 2024
Papilio polytes, commonly known as the Common Mormon, is a species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is renowned for the mimicry displayed by its numerous forms. The caterpillars of the Common Mormon can negatively impact crop yields. Interestingly, these caterpillars resemble bird droppings while resting on leaves, which helps them avoid predators. However, they are heavily parasitized by chalcidoid wasps, with over a hundred tiny wasps eventually emerging from each pupa. On September 4, 2024, in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, a tiny Common Mormon caterpillar was observed feeding on plant leaves, nearly camouflaged as it blended with the branches.
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#11545363
4 September 2024
Papilio polytes, commonly known as the Common Mormon, is a species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is renowned for the mimicry displayed by its numerous forms. The caterpillars of the Common Mormon can negatively impact crop yields. Interestingly, these caterpillars resemble bird droppings while resting on leaves, which helps them avoid predators. However, they are heavily parasitized by chalcidoid wasps, with over a hundred tiny wasps eventually emerging from each pupa. On September 4, 2024, in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, a tiny Common Mormon caterpillar was observed feeding on plant leaves, nearly camouflaged as it blended with the branches.
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#11456618
5 August 2024
A Common Mormon (Papilio Polytes) butterfly is sitting on the floor in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 5, 2024.
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#11456619
5 August 2024
A Common Mormon (Papilio Polytes) butterfly is sitting on the floor in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 5, 2024.
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#11456620
5 August 2024
A Common Mormon (Papilio Polytes) butterfly is sitting on the floor in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 5, 2024.
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#11456621
5 August 2024
A Common Mormon (Papilio Polytes) butterfly is sitting on the floor in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 5, 2024.
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#11456622
5 August 2024
A Common Mormon (Papilio Polytes) butterfly is sitting on the floor in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 5, 2024.
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#11456623
5 August 2024
A Common Mormon (Papilio Polytes) butterfly is sitting on the floor in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 5, 2024.
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#11456624
5 August 2024
A Common Mormon (Papilio Polytes) butterfly is sitting on the floor in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 5, 2024.
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#10166600
14 June 2023
A Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) butterfly is sitting on the Electrical Wire Cap in a house at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 12/06/2023. The common Mormon is a swallowtail butterfly found across Asia. This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible red-bodied swallowtails, such as the common rose and the crimson rose.
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#6880034
17 July 2021
A Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) butterfly sitting on the damp wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 16, 2021
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#6880036
17 July 2021
A Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) butterfly sitting on the damp wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 16, 2021
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