Rama, Common Mormon has black abdomen whereas models of its mimetic females have crimson/red abdomen. The pattern of red spots in this form (romulus) is also different.
The Red Pierrot is very nice! With best regards, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Ramanujan Fellow and Reader National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) GKVK, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560065, India. Ph: +91 80 2366-6001/02, extension 6410 Mobile: + 91 9403-975-925 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ Emails: [email protected], [email protected] From: rama mulye <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:28:16 +0000 (GMT) To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] From Banerghatta How does one ID a female common mormon which mimics a crimson/common rose ? I could recognise because the male common mormon was after the female, but if one were to see one solitary female, how to ID? Regards Rama -- Enjoy
