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Crimson Rose

Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758)

දිලිරත් සෙව්වන්දියා

Native

Papilionoidea > Papilionidae > Papilioninae > Troidini

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mating pair (female on top)

රමණය (ගැහැණු සතා ඉහළ)

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Pachliopta%20hector#adult

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egg

බිත්තරය

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1st instar

පළවෙනි අන්තරුව

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1st instar

පළවෙනි අන්තරුව

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2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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final instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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final instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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osmeterium of final instar

අවසන් අන්තරුවේ ගඳවිසිරුව

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Pachliopta%20hector#child

Ref.: van der Poorten & van der poorten, 2011 b

Aristolochia bracteolata

Ref.: Authors

Aristolochia indica

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Aristolochia ringens

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Pachliopta%20hector#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Pachliopta%20hector#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Pachliopta%20hector#seasonalAbundance

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