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Common Rose Butterfly (Pachliopta aristolochiae)

This butterfly is inedible to predators due to the accumulation of toxins ingested from its favourite food plants whilst it is still a caterpillar. It is a member of the Swallowtail family. It is often mimiced by the feamle of the Common Mormon but is told apart by the red on the body of the Common Rose.

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Uploaded on November 13, 2017
Taken on April 5, 2015