Project butterfly Mankulam Division

  Pachliopta pandiyana  (Moore, 1881)  മലബാർ റോസ് Malayalam Name  : മലബാർ റോസ് Family  : Papilionidae Sub-family              : Papilioninae Tribe                      :   Leptocircini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                     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 bu...

  Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae (Fabricius, 1775)  നാട്ടുറോസ് Malayalam Name              :      നാട്ടുറോസ് Family                                :     Papilionidae Sub-family                         :     Papilioninae Tribe                                   :     Leptocircini Order                                  :     Lepidoptera DISTRIBUTION It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across  south  and  southeast Asia STATUS  Very Common HABITAT HABITS The red body, slow peculiar flight, bright colouration ...

  4 Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758) — Crimson Rose  Crimson Rose -Dorsal view - Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -Side view - Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -Side view - Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -Dorsal view - Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -Dorsal view - Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -Side view - Emerging from pupa- Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -Side view - Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -Side view - Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -Dorsal view - Photographer: Anila Manalil Crimson Rose -caterpillar - Photographer: Anila Manalil  Crimson Rose -caterpillar - Photographer: Anila Manalil  Crimson Rose - caterpillar just before pupation  - Photographer: Anila Manalil   Crimson Rose -  Crimson rose pupa  - Photographer: Anila Manalil