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Common Rose

Atrophaneura aristolochiae

Description:

large red-bodied Swallowtail

Habitat:

It is widely distributed in Asia. Afghanistan, Pakistan, India(includes Andaman islands), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan (south-western Okinawa only), Laos, Vietnam, Kampuchea(now Cambodia), Nicobar islands, peninsular and eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines (Palawan and Leyte), Indonesia, and Taiwan.

Notes:

I watched this butterfly fly around for at least 15 minutes. It hardly ever landed and stayed still. I kept waiting and watching. These were the best shots I could get of it.

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กาญจนบุรี, Thailand

Lat: 14.09, Long: 99.46

Spotted on Feb 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012

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