Talk:Papilio polytes

Tails

Why do some of these have elongated tails and others smoother ones? I've seen this in pics of both males and females. Compare:

tks. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:29, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

File:Papilio polytes Mating.jpg

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A mating pair of common Mormons. Females of this species are polymorphic, with three morphs, and may imitate the common rose or crimson rose. The female in this photograph, at the top of the coupling, is of the romulus morph.Photograph: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

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