Atrophaneura aristolochiae (Common Rose, Gewöhnliche Rose)

Atrophaneura aristolochiae, also called Common Rose or Gewöhnliche Rose is a very nice butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1775 by Fabricius. With a wingspan of 9.0 – 10.0 cm the Common Rose is a small member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is black with white and red spots. Hind wings have tails. Common Rose is a good exemplar for sexual dimorphism.

Photos for easy identification

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

These are nice photos of Atrophaneura aristolochiae (Common Rose, Gewöhnliche Rose) (female). Atrophaneura aristolochiae is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia).

Description

The forewings are black, but in large part whitish with black veins.
The underside is a copy of upside.

The hind wings are black and have tails. The margin is ridged. At the margin there is a chain of dark-red spots. In the middle of wing there is a white area, which is divided by black veins.
The underside is a copy of upside, but red spots are brighter than upside.

The body is black, but the opisthosoma is reddish.

Sex differences: The male is smaller than female and has no white on wings. Furthermore it has no red spots on upside of hind wings.

Distribution

The Common Rose (Atrophaneura aristolochiae) is a butterfly of the Palaearctic ecozone (Asia) and Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The distribution enfolded Java, Celebes, Philippines and extend from Vietnam to India and the East of China.

: This world map shows the ecozones in which this butterfly is distributed.

Larval food

Aristolochia

General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1775 by Fabricius. There are many subspecies.

Atrophaneura aristolochiae adaeus [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae adamas [Zinken]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae antiphulus [Fruhstorfer]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae antiphus [Fabricius]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae antissa [Jordan]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae asteris [Rothschild, 1908]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae austrosundanus [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae balinus [Frushtorfer]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae camorta [Moore]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae ceylonica [Moore]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae floresianus [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae goniopeltis [Rothschild, 1908]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae interpositus [Fruhstorfer]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae kondulana [Evans]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae kotzebuea [Eschscholtz]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae lombockensis [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae philippus [Semper]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae poseidippus [Fruhstorfer]
Atrophaneura aristolochiae sawi [Evans]

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see the male of Common Rose (Atrophaneura aristolochiae).

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer, Butterflyhous, Vienna

Here you can see another exemplar of Atrophaneura aristolochiae (male).

Protection provisions / Red List

CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):

-no entry- (as at 23.06.2005)
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora

-no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-no entry- (as at 2004) (see: www.redlist.org/)