Malabar Rose

 Pachliopta pandiyana (Moore, 1881) മലബാർ റോസ്

Malayalam Name 

:

മലബാർ റോസ്

Family 

:

Papilionidae

Sub-family             

:

Papilioninae

Tribe                     

: 

 Leptocircini

Order

:

Lepidoptera


DISTRIBUTION
                 South India
STATUS:    It is uncommon, but not considered to be threatened as a species
HABITAT
This butterfly is confined to the wet jungles of southern India and the Western Ghats, between 1,000 and 3,000 feet (300 and 910 m).
HABITS
The flight of this butterfly resembles that of the common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae). Early in the morning till about 10 am, it keeps low and feeds from flowers, usually those of the Lantana. Later in the day it flies high.
IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES
Large black black butterfly.The white colour of the forewings is much more extended, especially in the apical region, but also more shaded with black scales; the internervular black streaks between the median nervures (veins 4-6) are much longer, the white linear markings, in the cell reach the discocellular veinlets. On the hindwing the last discal white spot reaches mostly to the submedian nervure (vein 1), the anterior one is very large in the male, small or divided into two spots, or obliterated in the female

It resembles the common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) from which it can be differentiated by the much larger white patch on its hindwings. 

LARVAL HOST PLANTS
Thottea siliquosa (അല്പം), Aristolochia spp (Aristolochiaceae).

LIFE CYCLE



MORE IMAGES






Malabar rose (Pachliopta pandiyana)
Photographer: Pradeep Krishnan,TNHS

Photographer S. Rishidas, Species Malabar Rose, Honey sipping on wings

Malabar rose
Malabar Rose- Nectaring  - Side view - Photographer: Anila Manalil

Malabar Rose  - Nectaring  - Ventral view - Photographer: Anila Manalil

Malabar Rose

Malabar Rose  - Nectaring  - Side view - Photographer: Anila Manalil

Malabar Rose  -Basking - Dorsal view - Photographer: Anila Manalil

Malabar Rose
Malabar Rose  - Basking  - Dorsal view - Photographer: Anila Manalil


Malabar Rose  - Nectaring   - Photographer: Anila Manalil



Malabar Rose  - Nectaring - Photographer: Anila Manalil
Malabar Rose
Malabar Rose  - Nectaring  - Side view - Photographer: Anila Manalil


കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്  
മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ

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