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Butterfly - 191
aloktewari

Butterfly - 191 (Pachlioopta aristolochiae)

Butterfly ...

Thre are 573 species
of Swallowtails in
the World ...

Of these 573 ...
101 species
are found in Indian
region ...

Here's one of those
beauties ... one
that I've always
struggled to get ...
... with my limited
photographic firepower
and acumen ...

... this was one of
the luck-ier occasions

Meet the ...

Common Rose BF
( Pachliopta aristolochiae )

Size 80-110 mm

Sexes similar

Seen throughout India
... and upto 2400 meters
in Himalayas ...

Mimicked by one
type of Common Mormon
female ...( stichius )

___________

Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur
Rajasthan
India
24.09.2018
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Habitat
Mixed Wetland and forest
Location
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Date taken
24.09.2018
Scientific name
Pachlioopta aristolochiae
B
wow, what a amazingly coloured beauty, Alok!!! wonderful portrait of this exquisite butterfly, top notch, many tfs!!!
best wishes, JJ
 
KC Foggin
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Opus Editor
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Looks like a storybook Butterfly. So dang colorful and beautifully captured Alok!
 
Digiscoper321
Looks like it's sporting a built in palette,Alok With striking colours like that one could suspect it is poisonous.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
OMG!!!! How beautiful he is Alok.

That's a gorgeous picture you've taken of this butterfly - many thanks for showing him to us my friend.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
WOWZER, even butterflies can be show stoppers! Awesome buttery and picture Alok & Renu! Lucky you (lol). TFS!
 

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