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Pink Rose Swallowtail
Pachliopta kotzebuea
This swallowtail is completely black on the upper surface of the wings, but is called the “rose” because of the pink-red spots on the wing undersides and on the body. Native to tropical southeast Asia, it is related to our pipevine swallowtail; caterpillars of both eat Dutchman’s pipevine (Aristolochia) plants. Because pipevine plants contain bad-smelling chemicals, this group of swallowtails is sometimes called the “poison feeders.”
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