Pachliopta
Encyclopedia
Pachliopta, commonly referred to as Roses is a subgenus of butterflies
in the Swallowtail family that are generally found in Asia
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Swallowtail family that are generally found in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Species
Listed alphabetically:- Atrophaneura aristolochiae (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Rose
- Atrophaneura antiphusAtrophaneura antiphusAtrophaneura antiphus is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.The larvae feed on Aristolochia.-Subspecies:*Atrophaneura antiphus antiphus...
(Fabricius, 1793) - Atrophaneura atroposAtrophaneura atroposAtrophaneura atropos is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.-References:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Staudinger, 1888) - Atrophaneura hector (Linnaeus, 1758) – Crimson Rose
- Atrophaneura jophon (Gray, [1853]) – Ceylon Rose or Sri Lankan Rose
- Atrophaneura kotzebuea (Eschscholtz, 1821) – Pink Rose
- Atrophaneura leytensisAtrophaneura leytensisAtrophaneura leytensis is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in the Philippines.The larvae feed on Aristolochia philippensis....
(Murayama, 1978) - Atrophaneura lirisAtrophaneura lirisAtrophaneura liris is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found on Timor, Wetar Is. and Savu Is.The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown with red spots and white bands. The red spots are absent in females...
(Godart, 1819) - Atrophaneura mariaeAtrophaneura mariaeAtrophaneura mariae is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in the Philippines.The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are generally black with red spots and white markings.The larvae feed on Aristolochia species....
(Semper, 1878) - Atrophaneura oreonAtrophaneura oreonAtrophaneura oreon is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family.The wingspan is 100-110 mm. The wings are dark-brown. There are red spots and a white markings on the wings....
(Doherty, 1891) - Atrophaneura pandiyana (Moore, 1881) – Malabar Rose
- Atrophaneura phlegonAtrophaneura phlegonAtrophaneura phlegon is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in the Philippines.The larvae feed on Aristolochia species....
(C. & R. Felder, 1864) - Atrophaneura polydorusAtrophaneura polydorusAtrophaneura polydorus, commonly known as the Red-bodied Swallowtail, is a butterfly from the family Papilionidae found in North-Eastern Queensland, Australia as well as Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.-Description:...
(Linnaeus, 1763) - Atrophaneura polyphontesAtrophaneura polyphontesAtrophaneura polyphontes is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Sulawesi and on the Moluccas.-Subspecies:*Atrophaneura polyphontes polyphontes...
(Boisduval, 1836) - Atrophaneura schadenbergiAtrophaneura schadenbergiAtrophaneura schadenbergi is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.-References:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Semper, 1891) - Atrophaneura strandiAtrophaneura strandiAtrophaneura strandi is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in the Philippines.-Subspecies:*Atrophaneura strandi strandi...
(Bryk, 1930)