The Blue Mormon

[Rescued One]

The older I get, the more I learn!

Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon,[1][2] is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120–150 mm, it is the fourth largest butterfly of India.[3]

 

[anna ~ grace]

 

[Ceallaigh]

Two of them were knocking on my door the other day.

 

[Tigger45]

Very interesting, I wonder how they got that name.

 

[Rescued One]

Very interesting, I wonder how they got that name.

The butterflies or the Joseph Smith followers?

 

[Tigger45]

The butterflies or the Joseph Smith followers?

The butterflies.