Habitat: This species flies up to 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) in the Himalayas, but is most common at low elevations.

Behaviour: This butterfly is found in forest clearings. It is very common and is also seen amongst human habitation. The males are much more common than females. The female forms butlerianus and alcanor are especially uncommon.

Flowers: It visits flowers of Poinsettia, Jasminum, Lantana, Canna and Salvia. It usually flies 2 to 4 metres above the ground. The butterfly is known to mud-puddle.

Host Plants: Lime, Citrus aurantifolia and Kaffir Lime, Citrus hystrix (Rutaceae).

Range: North Eastern India (including Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland), Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (stragglers only), western, southern and eastern China (including Hainan), Taiwan and southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands. Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Kampuchea, eastern and peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia ( Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Nias, Batu, Simeulue, Bangka, Java, Kalimantan and the lesser Sunda Islands (except Timor, Wetar, Babar and Tanimbar).

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World distribution:
Great Mormon, Papilio memnon (Linnaeus, 1758).

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Great Mormon, Papilio memnon (Linnaeus, 1758).

Paris Peacock, Papilio paris (Linnaeus, 1758).

Description: The upperside the upper discal patch on the hindwing is of a paler more metallic blue and very considerably larger, it extends from interspace 3 well into interspace 7, from the apex of the cell into interspaces 3, 4, and 5, and from the middle of interspace 6 much further towards the termen than in typical P. paris.
Underside similar to that of the typical form, but the transverse postdiscal pale band on the forewing is conspicuously narrower and curved inwards towards the costa. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in typical P. paris.
Wingspan: 116–134 mm.

Habitat: This species flies up to 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) in the Himalayas, but is most common at low elevations.

Behaviour: This butterfly is found in forest clearings. It is very common and is also seen amongst human habitation. The males are much more common than females.

Food plants: Erodia roxburghiana.

Subspecies:
P. p. arjuna (Horsfield, 1828). Central Java.
P. p. battacorum (Rothschild, 1908). North-eastern Sumatra.
P. p. chinensis (Rothschild, 1895). Western China.
P. p. gedeensis (Fruhstorfer, 1893). Western Java.
P. p. hermosanus (Rebel, 1906). Central Taiwan, southern Taiwan.
P. p. nakaharai (Shirôzu, 1960). Northern Taiwan and Japan (Ryukyu Islands).
P. p. paris (Linnaeus, 1758). North-western India. south-western China, northern Thailand. Vietnam, southern Burma.
P. p. tamilana (Linnaeus, 1758). Southern India.
P. p. tenggerensis (Fruhstorfer, 1893). Eastern Java.

Distribution: The Himalayas from Kumaon to Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan; the hills of Assam, Burma and Tenasserim, extending to China, Siam and the Malay Peninsula. A common insect in Sikkim, where it is found from the Terai up to 5000 feet. It is rare in Burma and Tenasserim.

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World distribution:
Paris Peacock, Papilio paris (Linnaeus, 1758).

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Påfuglesvalehaler/Peacock Swallowtail. 23 arter/genus.
Subgenus Achilides paris species-group

Paris Peacock,
Papilio paris ssp. tenggerensis (Fruhstorfer, 1893) male.
Bali. Indonesia october 2024.
Photographer: Henrik S. Larsen

Habitat: The common Mormon prefers lightly wooded country, but is present everywhere and high up into the hills.

Behavior: It is a regular visitor to gardens, being especially abundant in orchards of its food plants—oranges and limes.
It is most common in the monsoon and post-monsoon months.

Food plants: The larvae breed on various species of family Rutaceae including:
Aegle marmelos or bael, Atalantia racemosa. Citrus spp. (C. aurantifolia. C. grandis. C. limon. C. medica. C. sinensis. Glycosmis arborea.
Curry Leaf, Murraya koenigii. Murraya paniculata.

This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible Red-bodied Swallowtails, such as the Common Rose and the Crimson Rose. The webmaster have seen this species in Chitwan National park in Terai, Nepal back in february 2000.  

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Common Mormon, Papilio polytes (Linnaeus, 1758).

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Common Mormon, Papilio polytes (Linnaeus, 1758).