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Great mormon
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Great mormon

by Gary Yeoh

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded July 28, 20101,223 views

Arthropods

Keywords: Butterfly, Great mormon, Papilio memnon, Swallowtail, Papilionidae, female

These are large butterflies with dark shimmering blue wings on the back and red markings on the underside. Females polymorphism is seen with wing tails in the achates form as shown here.
Image Reference: 8789_2010Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA