Description

• Common Name : Common Mormon
• Scientific Name : Papilio polytes (Linnaeus)
• Family : PAPILIONIDAE
• Wingspan : 90-100mm
• Colour : Dark blackish-brown with a row of white spots along the central region of the hind wing.
• Habit : Very common butterfly of South-West Bengal. Feeds on nectar and also visits wet patches of soil. Around human habitations its favourite nectar sources are flowers of Lantana, Jatropha, Mussaenda and Ixora.
• Larval Host Plants : Aegle marmelos, Citrus lemon, Citrus grandis, Murraya koenigii, Glycosmis arborea
• Location : Throughout West Bengal

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