Common mormon [Papilio polytes] — female

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Flora & Fauna

The Common mormon is a common species of swallowtail butterfly which is widely spread across Asia. The female of the Common mormon is polymorphic (having various forms). In the Indian Subcontinent, it has three different forms — Form cyrus, Form stichius and Form romulus. The female mimics the male in Form cyrus, and mimics the Common rose in Form stichius. In Form romulus, it mimics the Crimson rose.

Collection:

Nature Collection

Album Name:

Mymoon Moghul collection - Butterflies

Photograph ID:

001/0383/0083

Album ID:

0383

Photographer:

Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.