Pachliopta pandiyana-Kadavoor-2016-10-18-001, by Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, 18 October 2016
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Pachliopta pandiyana-Kadavoor-2016-10-18-001

Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India

18 October 2016

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About this work

Pachliopta pandiyana, Malabar Rose, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the Pachliopta genus, the Roses, or Red-bodied Swallowtails. It resembles the Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) from which it can be differentiated by the much larger white patch on its hindwings. It is an important endemic butterfly of South India.