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Pachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, [2] [3] is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia .
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pachliopta kotzebuea, the pink rose, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (the swallowtails).
Atrophaneura pandiyana, the Malabar rose or pandiyana's maculaturoviy machaon with white stripes, [3] is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses or red-bodied swallowtails. [3] [4] [5] It is an important endemic butterfly of south India. [3] [5]
Pachliopta jophon, the Ceylon rose or Sri Lankan rose, is a butterfly found in Sri Lanka that belongs to the swallowtail family. It was earlier classified as a subspecies of Pachliopta hector , the crimson rose.
It is a very striking tailed butterfly with prominent white bands on its forewings. The crimson rose is very fond of flowers especially Lantana. Nectar appears to be essential for the butterfly and a higher nectar intake is thought to increase egg production. Close to the ground, the flight of the crimson rose is slow and fluttering but steady.
Notable endemics are the southern birdwing (Troides minos), Malabar banded swallowtail (Papilio liomedon), Malabar raven (Papilio dravidarum), Malabar rose (Pachliopta pandiyana) and the Malabar banded peacock (Papilio buddha). [6] This list is based on A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India by R. K. Varshney and Peter Smetacek (2015 ...
The adult glasswing butterfly can be identified by its transparent wings with opaque, dark brown borders tinted with red or orange. Their bodies are a dark brown color. The butterflies are 2.8 to 3.0 centimetres (1.1 to 1.2 in) long and have a wingspan of 5.6 to 6.1 centimetres (2.2 to 2.4 in).