Papilio lowi

Great Yellow Mormon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. lowi
Binomial name
Papilio lowi
Druce, 1873
Synonyms
  • Papilio lowii[1]
  • Papilio lowi Rothschild, 1895[2]
  • Menelaides memnon lowii Page & Treadaway, 2003[2]

The Great Yellow Mormon or Asian Swallowtail (Papilio lowi), is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Borneo, Indonesia, and the Philippines (Palawan, Balabao).[3]

Wingspan: 107–126 mm (4.2–5.0 in)[1]

Larvae feed on citrus plants. Adults nectar on various flowers.[1]

Adults of P. lowi, much like other Mormons, mimic the inedible red-bodied swallowtails.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Great Yellow Mormon, Reiman Gardens, Iowa State U.
  2. 1 2 Papilio memnon, funet.fi
  3. Papilio lowi, Lepindex

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