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Russian Commander - _TNY_6750

A pink rose (Pachliopta kotzebuea) resting on the grating beneath the chrysalis cabinet at the Haga Ocean butterfly house in Solna, Sweden.

 

Unfortunately for me, it never moved during my visit so I didn't manage any shots with its wings raised, but here is an older shot showing what it would've looked like: flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52904505677/

 

In case you're wondering about the scientific name, the species was named for Otto von Kotzebue, commander of the Russian expeditionary ship Rurik. Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz served as physician and naturalist aboard the "Rurik" on a circumnavigational voyage from 1815–1818 (quoted from the Wikipedia page).

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Uploaded on March 14, 2024
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