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Common Rose Caterpillar
Pachliopta aristolochiae
6.71851, 80.7704
Field Notes
Description:
The Common Rose is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the Pachliopta genus or Red-bodied Swallowtails. The caterpillar is a beautiful velvety maroon colour and has a beautiful white band on a segment on its middle reminiscent of a belt or collar. It has numerous fleshy red-tipped white protuberances on the body. It is bulky and slow in its movements.
Notes:
The larvae feed on creepers and climbers of the genus Aristolochia, Family Aristolochiaceae and they sequester toxins such as aristolochic acid in their bodies. This makes the adults toxic to vertebrate predators such as birds and reptiles.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 8, 2013
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