Papilio memnon, the great Mormon, is a large butterfly native to southern Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family. It is widely distributed and has thirteen subspecies. The female is polymorphic and with mimetic forms. hand painted plate from the book ENTOMOLOGY. FOREIGN BUTTERFLIES. by Duncan, James, 1804-1861 Volume XXXI of the NATURALIST’S LIBRARY. published 1852

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