Crimson rose swallowtail
Pachliopta hector
The crimson rose is a big black swallowtail butterfly with white bands and bright crimson red spots. Its head and body are bright red too. These colours warn birds that it tastes bad.
Lives in
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Maldives, in jungles and open country
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
It loves to drink flower nectar, especially from lantana.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Crimson rose swallowtail about 15 km/h (9.3 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Many crimson roses sleep together at night on the branches of trees and bushes.
2
Drinking lots of nectar helps the mother lay more eggs.
3
Close to the ground it flies slowly, but higher up it flies fast and strong.
4
It is protected by law in India.
you asked
Most asked questions about Crimson rose swallowtail
?Why is the crimson rose butterfly red?
Its red body and bright spots warn birds that it is not good to eat.
?Where does the crimson rose live?
In India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Maldives.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Pachliopta hector
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Papilionidae
- Lives on
- Asia
- Also known as
- Crimson rose
Where the facts come from
- Pachliopta hector (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by J.M.Garg. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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