Common Mormon butterfly (Papilio polytes)

Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, it is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed 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. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, southern and western China (including Hainan and Guangdong provinces), Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Andamans, Nicobars, eastern and Peninsular Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (except Moluccas and Irian Jaya), Philippines, and Northern Marianas. The male has one morph. It is a dark-coloured swallow-tailed butterfly. The female of the common Mormon is polymorphic. In the Indian Subcontinent, it has several forms or morphs. #kofbas_ #guidebook #wonderfulindonesia #pindleindonesia #macrophotography #butterfly #macro_nature #soulmadebutterfly #universal_butterfly #macro