BUTTERFLIES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Papilio polytes

Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 COMMON MORMON

Subspecies:

pasikrates Fruhstorfer, 1898 - Batanes

 Papilio alphenor Cramer, [1776]

Subspecies:

ledebouria (Eschscholtz, 1821) - Philippines generally excluding Batanes (D'A treats as subspecies of P.polytes)

Recorded hostplants: Rutaceae, including Citrus (Lime/dayap, orange, etc), Murraya, Triphasia (Limeberry/limonsito),Glycosmis, Aegle, Zanthoxylum, Toddalia, Evodia, Clausena, Atalantia and Poncirus.