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3-22-17 Great Mormon Swallowtail from Ron’s Rainforest Butterfly Series » ​FemalePapiliomemnon​

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March 21, 2017

TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) Family: Papilionidae  (Swallowtail butterflies)  Genus/species: Papilio memnon  GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:  P.memon has four male and many female forms,  Male Great Mormons never have tails, while females may or may not. Span.is large up to 150 millimetres (4.7 to 5.9 in)   DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Range: Southeast Asia. Adults inhabit forest clearings and disturbed areas,   DIET IN THE WILD: P. memnon visits flowers of Poinsettia, Jasminum, Lantana, Canna, and Salvia. (known to mud-puddle)  REPRODUCTION:  Adults lay single eggs on the underside of leaves, which hatch in three days. For the first four instars, caterpillars resemble bird droppings. Pupation occurs after about 2.5 weeks.  References  California Academy of Sciences Rainforest 2017 Vetting Tim Wong  EOL <a href="http://eol.org/pages/131345/details" rel="nofollow">eol.org/pages/131345/details</a>   Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden <a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/sexually-dimorphic-butterflies/" rel="nofollow">www.lewisginter.org/sexually-dimorphic-butterflies/</a>  Butterfly corner.net <a href="http://en.butterflycorner.net/Papilio-memnon-Great-Mormon.1248.0.html" rel="nofollow">en.butterflycorner.net/Papilio-memnon-Great-Mormon.1248.0…</a>  3-6-1733186564111_551ab0392e_o
Female Papilio memnon​
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