Pachliopta kotzebuea
Species of butterfly
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Pachliopta kotzebuea, the pink rose, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (the swallowtails). It is found in the Philippines.[2]
| Pink rose | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Pachliopta |
| Species: | P. kotzebuea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachliopta kotzebuea (Eschscholtz, 1821) | |
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Food plants include birthwort (Aristolochia) species.[3]
Etymology
The species was named for Otto von Kotzebue, commander of the Russian expeditionary ship Rurik. Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz served as physician and naturalist aboard the Rurik on a circumnavigational voyage from 1815 to 1818.
Subspecies
- P. k. bilara (Page & Treadaway, 1995) (Philippines (Bohol, Cebu))
- P. k. deseilus (Fruhstorfer, 1911) (Philippines (Mindoro, Marinduque, Masbate, Ticao, Panay, Negros, Sibuyan Islands))
- P. k. kotzebuea (Philippines (western and central Luzon))
- P. k. mataconga (Page & Treadaway, 1995) (Philippines (southern Luzon))
- P. k. philippus (Semper, 1891) (Philippines (Samar, Leyte, Dinagar, Mindanao, Panaon, Camiguin de Mindanao, Siargao, Homonhon, Sarangani))
- P. k. tindongana (Page & Treadaway, 1995) (Philippines (north-eastern Luzon, Babuyanes))
Mating pair
