Sunday, February 27, 2011

Common Mormon

A huge butterfly spanning around 90 - 100 mm from tip to tip. This butterfly is a type of its kind and shows sexual demorphism and mimicracy.


The male can be easily identified due to the white spots on the margins of its wings.
The females perfectly mimic the common rose but can be distinguished. And the male is much smaller than the females.

The pictures show both male and female of the same species mating.

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