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Papilio polymnestor
Species of butterfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon,[1][2] is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] In India it has bee recently reported from the eastern part of India, from the State of Jharkhand. [3] It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120–150 mm, it is the fourth largest butterfly of India.[4] [5]
Quick Facts Blue Mormon, Scientific classification ...
Blue Mormon | |
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Blue Mormon at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. polymnestor |
Binomial name | |
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | |
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