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Pachliopta aristolochiae
It is brightly colored to warn potential predators of their unpalatability and are therefore left alone by birds and reptiles. feeds on palnts of family Aristolochiaceae such as; Aristolochia indica
Spotted on Dec 24, 2012
Submitted on Dec 27, 2012
4 Comments
Very nice spotting, Nuwan!
thank you Yuko and harsuame!
Fantástico::
What a striking contrast! Nice find!