Talk:Papilio polymnestor

Help needed, please

This is my personal favourite butterfly. I think of it as the archetypical swallowtail. It's FABULOUS! Unfortunately, We dont have ANY images at all. :( We need images of adult, egg, caterpillar and pupa. More importantly, this insect needs really to look bloody good. Tons of accreditation, publicity in Butterfly India, TEP and the notice-board outside my house. A bottle of rum to the contributor IS promised! We also need help on wikification. HELP, Is there anyone out there listening? AshLin

Our first image recd

Our our accreditted supporter of the Blue Mormon site is Rajesh Shah. Thank you for the lovely picture of the Blue Mormon. Its one of those butterflies which makes children awestruck by beauty and begins them on the long and fascinating road to Aureliana. Anyone can now see that from your picture. Thank you, once again. Regards, AshLin 02:12, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Caterpillar vs. pre-pupatory larva

What's the difference between them? AFAIK caterpillar is a kind of larva specific to butterflies. Doesn't "a pre-pupatory larva" mean "a caterpillar just before turning into pupa"? BTW. Only this article on the whole English Wikipedia contains term "pre-pupatory". --jdx ^Re: 14:02, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Jdx: Prepupa is the developmental stage of a metamorphic insect prior to entering the pupal stage. See pre-pupation section here. Here we can see an image of pre-pupa. Some more info available here. Its difficult to get such photos. But a few available: File:Bamboo Treebrown (Lethe europa) 21 Pre-pupatory Larva (2016.08.29).jpg, File:Red Helen (Papilio helenus) 21 Pre-pupatory larva (2016.07.29).jpg. Jee 14:31, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Prepupa seems the right word than "pre-pupatory larva". Jee 14:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

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Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is a woodland species, often seen on forest paths and near streams. The larvae feed on trees in the family Rutaceae, such as citrus. Young larvae are green with white markings and position themselves on the upper surface of leaves, relying on their cryptic colouring, which resembles bird droppings, for protection. Older larvae seek less conspicuous locations, and have a unique habit of securing their balance by weaving silk on the substratum. This adult male P. polymnestor butterfly was photographed in the Indian state of Kerala.

Photograph credit: Jeevan Jose

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Why "mormon"?

I see why it's called "blue", but why "mormon"? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 23:16, 10 September 2021 (UTC)