The Scarlet Mormon (Papilio Rumanzovia) | iHearts143Quotes

The Scarlet Mormon (Papilio Rumanzovia) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The Scarlet Mormon is also known as the Red Mormon, named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz after Nicholas Rumanzow, Chancellor of the Russian Empire.

The Scarlet Mormon can be found in the Phillippines but has been recorded as a vagrant to southern Taiwan. They are beautiful black and red-pink butterflies with a wingspan of about 120-140mm.