This is a photograph of Crimson Rose, Pachliopta hector, a beautiful butterfly of the Swallowtail family (Papilionidae) native to India. It shows the UP side markings very clearly.
This image is loaded at Wikimedia in the name ' TS002_Pachliopta_hector.jpg'.
Mimicry
The genus Pachliopta represents the Red-bodied Swallowtails which are inedible due to the choice of their larval foodplants. Accordingly they are mimicked by some inedible butterflies.
See images of the female Common MormonPapilio polytes in Wikimedia.
Associated images
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==Crimson Rose== * This is a photograph of '''Crimson Rose''', ''Pachliopta hector'', a beautiful butterfly of the Swallowtail family (Papilionidae) native to India. It shows the UP side markings very clearly. * This image is loaded at Wikimedia in the