GREAT MORMON

Adult Great Mormon (Papilio memnon), picture taken in the butterfly greenhouse, the Yvelines, France.

Papilio memnon > Great Mormon > Papilionid > Butterfly > Lepidopter > Insect > Arthropod

The female of this butterfly exists in various forms (polymorphism). She imitates the aspect of other butterflies that are better protected against predators : they can be toxic or simply taste bad... This animal behavior praticed by the females of the Great Mormon is a form of mimetism.