Common name: Common Mormon.
Latin name: Papilio polytes romulus.
Wingspan: about 9–10cm.
Range: Sri Lanka and India to China, through the Malay Archipelago to the Moluccas and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Habitat: gardens and scrubland.
Food plants: Rutaceae, including Citrus.
Latin name: Papilio polytes romulus.
Wingspan: about 9–10cm.
Range: Sri Lanka and India to China, through the Malay Archipelago to the Moluccas and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Habitat: gardens and scrubland.
Food plants: Rutaceae, including Citrus.
PAPILIONIDAE ~ PAPILIONINAE ~ PAPILIONINI
The Common Mormon (Papilio polytes romulus)
The Common Mormon (Papilio polytes romulus). © Chin Fah Shin. All rights reserved.
This page revised on 19 February 2003. Copyright © Chin Fah Shin.
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