Malabar Rose
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...