Papilio lowi

Papilio lowi, the great yellow Mormon or Asian swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1873. It is found in Borneo, Indonesia, and the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac).[2]

Great yellow Mormon
Dorsal view of female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. lowi
Binomial name
Papilio lowi
H. Druce, 1873
Synonyms
  • Papilio lowii Rothschild, 1895[1]
  • Menelaides memnon lowii Page & Treadaway, 2003[1]

Wingspan: 107–126 mm (4.2–5.0 in)

Larvae feed on citrus plants. Adults nectar on various flowers.

Adults of P. lowi, much like other Mormons, mimic the inedible red-bodied swallowtails.

It is named after British colonial administrator and naturalist Hugh Low.[3] [4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Papilio lowi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. Druce, H. (1873). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.: 358.
  4. do. Plate XXXIII, No.6


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