Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Papilionidae > Papilioninae > Papilionini > Papilio
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 – Blue Mormon
Subspecies in India:
(1) Papilio polymnestor polymnestor Cramer, 1775 – Indian Blue Mormon
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- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Papilio polymnestor polymnestor – Indian Blue Mormon
Behavioural images
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Garcinia xanthochymus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Clusiaceae). Atalantia racemosa (Kunte 2006; Robinson et al. 2010), Atalantia wightii (Kunte 2006), Citrus maxima (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Citrus limon (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Glycosmis pentaphylla (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Murraya koenigii (Robinson et al. 2010), Paramignya monophylla (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Rutaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Papilionidae > Papilioninae > Papilionini > Papilio
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., H. Ogale, R. Lovalekar, R. Das, M. Konwar, & J. A. Jacob. 2021. Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 – Blue Mormon. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/580/Papilio-polymnestor
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