Project butterfly Mankulam Division

Papilio polymnestor polymnestor Cramer, [1775]    കൃഷ്ണശലഭം SPECIES DETAILS Common English Name:      Indian Blue Mormon Malayalam Name:      കൃഷ്ണശലഭം. Krisha Salabham Tamil Name: Scientific Name:      Papilio polymnestor polymnestor  Cramer, [1775] Sub Family:      Papilioninae Family:      Papilionidae Order :    Lepidoptera DISTRIBUTION:     The species found in India,Sri Lanka, Myanmar. The Sub species  Papilio polymnestor polymnestor is found in    Western Ghats  as far north as  Gujarat and in  South India. STATUS:      Common.State butterfly of Maharashtra.  HABITAT:       C ommon in heavy rainfall areas, such as E vergreen and Semi-evergreen  forests. It is also common in  Deciduous  forests and wooded urban areas, primarily due to the cultivation of its host plants  i.e. the...