Common Rose Butterfly SWAG the Madagascar Sunset Moth

the Madagascar Sunset Moth

while adult butterflies visit blooming flowers in the forest for nourishing nectar

and savannas

or Urania ripheas

Common Rose Butterfly SWAG the Madagascar Sunset MothPachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia. The red body, slow peculiar flight, bright colouration and pattern of the wings are meant to indicate to predators that this butterfly is inedible, being well protected by the poisons it has sequestered from its larval