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Red-bodied swallowtails are butterflies in the Swallowtail family, that belong to the genera ''Atrophaneura'', ''Byasa'', ''Losaria'', or ''Pachliopta''. They are generally found in Asia (Indomalaya ecozone). Collectors have found the red-bodied swallowtails difficult to kill. Pinching the thorax, a method which kills most butterflies, is withstood and apparently only stuns the butterfly temporarily. ==Life history== The eggs are simple. The larvae resemble those of other Troidini. Fleshy spine-like tubercles, often with red tips, line the caterpillars' backs, and their bodies are dark red to brown and velvety black or shades of grey with a pattern of black lines. They feed on species of ''Aristolochia'' and ''Thottea''. Chrysalids are camouflaged to look like a dead leaf or twig. They are attached by a girdle and an anal pad. Adults are nectar-feeding. Many species of red-bodied swallowtails show aposematism, and serve as models for Batesian mimics. The biology of ''Pachliopta hector'' and ''Pachliopta aristolochiae'' is well studied. File:Pachliopta hector egg sec.jpg|''Pachliopta hector'' egg File:Common Rose Cat in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0052.jpg|''Pachliopta aristolochiae'' larva File:ジャコウアゲハ蛹-1.jpg|''Byasa alcinous'' pupa 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red-bodied Swallowtail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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