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Papilio memnon, the great Mormon, is a large butterfly native to southern Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family. It is widely distributed and has thirteen subspecies . The female is polymorphic and with mimetic forms.
The superfamily Papilionoidea (from the genus Papilio, meaning "butterfly") contains all the butterflies except for the moth-like Hedyloidea. The members of the Papilionoidea may be distinguished by the following combination of characters: The body is smaller and less moth-like. The wings are larger.
Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach.
In the Collection of Henley Grose Smith. "This species belongs to the Memnon group, in which, however, there is nothing which resembles it." (H. G. S. in Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, l.c.). Described from two male specimens, almost identical in colour and markings. It is, perhaps, most nearly allied to Papilio Lampsacus, Boisd.
English: This picture was taken during the project Wiki Loves Butterfly in Buxa Tiger Reserve, Alipurduar,West Bengal, India. Open wing position of Male Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758 – Great Mormon.
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species group memnon Large, tailless, black butterflies with blue and white markings, which occur along the low elevation forests of the Himalayas, the Western Ghats and some peninsular Indian forests. Despite the name, only the great Mormon is polymorphic. Great Mormon, Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758; Blue Mormon, Papilio polymnestor Cramer, [1775]
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