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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
.
Wingspan:
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
.