Red on Black Means Don't Eat! - _TNY_6716
The pink rose (Pachliopta kotzebuea), sometimes the scarlet rose is a swallowtail belonging to the red-bodied swallowtails which are unpalatable to birds and signal this with their red and black colouration.
Ok, so now you're thinking this one doesn't look like it has much red on it - well, how about if you see the same specimen from from this angle then: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53573304916/
Red on Black Means Don't Eat! - _TNY_6716
The pink rose (Pachliopta kotzebuea), sometimes the scarlet rose is a swallowtail belonging to the red-bodied swallowtails which are unpalatable to birds and signal this with their red and black colouration.
Ok, so now you're thinking this one doesn't look like it has much red on it - well, how about if you see the same specimen from from this angle then: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53573304916/