#papilio polymnestor

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The Polymnestor Butterfly, Papilio polymnestor [Pl. 28] | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr

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hi aly!! happy pride month!

i’ve seen you post about butterflies a few times and i was wondering- which species/type is your favorite?

(also i was totally inspired by your pfp frame so i did one for mine lol)

HI RAINE! :D happy pride month! your pfp looks great!!! :)

AND THANK YOU FOR ASKING ABOUT MY FAVORITE BUTTERFLY!!! i know you probably wanted a singular answer as to which one is my favorite, but i am insane af when it comes to these beautiful lil creatures so i fear i cannot choose 😭 i love them all too much! 🫶 but here is an quick summary of my top ten favorites:

here is a spicebush swallowtail, or Papilio troilus! it is commonly found in north america, it loves deciduous woods and swamps, and i’ll bet you can guess what this pretty lil butterfly’s most common host plant is! (if you guessed a spicebush, you would be correct! 🫶)

this small guy is a chalkhill blue, or a Lysandra coridon! they are found in the palearctic, they love chalky grasslands, and the female chalkhill blues are actually brown rather than blue! :)

this is a red-spotted purple, or Limenitis arthemis! they are spread all throughout north america, they like birches and willow trees, and their scientific name translates to “harbor goddess” in greek! <3

here is a mourning cloak, or the Nymphalis antiopa. this butterfly is native to eurasia and north america. it is montana’s state butterfly, it has one of the longest lifespans of any butterfly (it can live up to a year!), and it is called the camberwell beauty in england!

this is a polyura jupiter! it is found in indonesia and other islands that surround it! the larvae supposedly feed on albizia stipulata! :D

this is a Morpho aurora! it is neotropical, it is found often in the rainforests of peru and bolivia, and it is named after the roman goddess of dawn, aurora!

this is the blue mormon, or Papilio polymnestor. it is found in south india and sri lanka, it is the fourth largest butterfly in india, and it loves areas with heavy rainfall! :D

this is the eastern tiger swallowtail, or Papilio glaucus! it is native to eastern north america, the first known drawing of a north american butterfly was a drawing of this butterfly in 1587, and it gets its name from its distinctive black “tiger” stripes! :)

this is a malachite, or a Siproeta stelenes. it is a neotropical butterfly found all throughout central and northern south america, it is one of the most commonly found butterflies in south america, and it is named after the mineral malachite because of its similar bright green coloring.

and last but not least, here is a marbled white, or Melanargia galathea. this species can be found in forests clearings and meadows across most of iran, southern russia, asia minor, and europe, they are most often seen out and about during june through september, and the butterfly larva love eating grass! :)

ANYWAYS EXCUSE MY MUCH TOO LONG BUTTERFLY RANT! THANK YOU SM FOR THE ASK RAINE 😭 <3

(also, i looked for a raine butterfly cause it sounded like it could possibly exist, but there sadly isn’t one :( don’t feel too bad tho, there are some cute little mites and beetles called rain bugs and rain beetles respectively, which is semi-close to your name! :) oh and the mites are a beautiful bright red! they’re pretty cute! :])

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Pune: Rare Blue Mormon Butterfly Spotted at Nplants Nursery in Viman Nagar

Viman Nagar, 10th October 2024: In a remarkable encounter, the Blue Mormon butterfly (Papilio polymnestor), a species typically found in heavy rainfall areas and evergreen forests, has been regularly spotted at Nplants Nursery Landscape Services in Viman Nagar, Pune. This butterfly, which is Maharashtra’s state butterfly and the second-largest species in India, has found a welcoming habitat in…

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file: Papilio polymnestor - Blue Mormons in mud puddling at Makutta (14).jpg

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SkyKid, Papilio polymnestor

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Blue Mormon butterfly by pamsai, 200K views, thank you Via Flickr: Papilio polymnestor A beautiful visitor to my garden...

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Picture of the day for June 26, 2018

Picture of the day on June 26, 2018: Prepupa of Papilio polymnestor, Blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly found in India and Sri Lanka. from Picture of the day for June 26, 2018

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http://twitter.com/ombule23/status/1011403234471284736

Wikipedia picture of the day on June 26, 2018: Prepupa of Papilio polymnestor, Blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly found in India and Sri Lanka. https://t.co/pjoxIlnE2K pic.twitter.com/2UcCwqKY6X

— Om Bule (@ombule23) June 26, 2018

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Wikipedia picture of the day on June 26, 2018: Prepupa of Papilio polymnestor, Blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly found in India and Sri Lanka. https://t.co/6xaUw6Pe49 https://t.co/gxP0ytMUBQ

Wikipedia picture of the day on June 26, 2018: Prepupa of Papilio polymnestor, Blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly found in India and Sri Lanka. https://t.co/6xaUw6Pe49 pic.twitter.com/gxP0ytMUBQ

— Matthias Oomen 🇪🇺 (@OomenBerlin) June 26, 2018

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Wikipedia picture of the day on June 26, 2018: Prepupa of Papilio polymnestor, Blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly found in India and Sri Lanka. http://bit.ly/2txIZlA

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Wikipedia PoD: Prepupa of Papilio polymnestor, Blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly found in India and Sri Lanka. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papilio_polymnestor-Kadavoor-2017-05-14-001.jpg

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Polymnestor Butterfly (Papilio polymnestor) by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

The naturalists' miscellany :. London :Printed for Nodder co,1789.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40297206

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