Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758) - Crimson Rose

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed under this species.

Conservation and Special status

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh33142
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka2810108111891015510
Kerala215214282758716
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh121
Maharashtra326422135196511
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha2
Puducherry UT1
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu224111121
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal13211
Total102741201522372739352141

Aristolochia spp., Aristolochia bracteolata, Aristolochia griffithii, Aristolochia indica, Aristolochia tagala (Aristolochiaceae).

Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

 

Page citation

Saji K. & Manoj P. 2025. Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758) – Crimson Rose. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/pachliopta-hector, accessed 2025/07/04.