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Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, ndi mtundu wa swallowtail butterfly wopezeka kum'mwera kwa India ndi Sri Lanka. Ndi mtundu wa nkhalango, nthawi zambiri umawonedwa m'njira za nkhalango komanso pafupi ndi mitsinje. Mphutsizi zimadya mitengo ya m’banja Rutaceae, monga zipatso za citrus. Mphutsi zazing'ono zimakhala zobiriwira zokhala ndi zizindikiro zoyera ndipo zimadziyika pamwamba pa masamba, kudalira mtundu wawo cryptic, womwe umafanana ndi zitosi za mbalame, kuti utetezedwe. Mphutsi zakale zimafunafuna malo osawoneka bwino, ndipo zimakhala ndi chizolowezi chapadera chosunga silika wawo pa substratum. Gulugufe wamkulu wamwamuna wamkulu uyu P. polymnestor adajambulidwa ku India ku Kerala.Photograph credit: Jeevan Jose