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ICE 222 Frankfurt am Main - Amsterdam als Beifang in Oberhausen-Sterkrade, 20.07.2026

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To be a Butterfly

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"Oh! To be a butterfly
Still, upon a flower,
Winking with its painted wings,
Happy in the hour."
~ Amy Lowell (from the poem: Song)

The Common Mormon prefers lightly wooded country but frequently visits home gardens and orchards. They are especially prevalent during monsoon and post-monsoon months and so they are now seen in large numbers in the backyard as the monsoons have arrived. This is a widespread Asian swallowtail butterfly famous for its females' brilliant mimicry. Males are black with a band of white spots. Females are polymorphic; while one form resembles the male, others mimic unpalatable species like the Common Rose. They thrive in gardens and citrus orchards.

Interestingly females appear in three primary forms:
Cyrus: Resembles the male but often features red markings on the hindwings.
Stichius: Mimics the inedible Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae).
Romulus: Mimics the Crimson Rose (Pachliopta hector).

DSC_0651 Kontraste

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