Basking in a patch of bright sunlight.
The exquisite Common Rose, Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris. The wings of this butterfly are a wonderful velvety black, and the bright red abdomen and spots on the underside of the hindwings (unfortunately not visible in these shots) present a startlingly beautiful contrast to the otherwise dark butterfly. The Common Rose does not stay still for long, preferring to flutter around smoothly on seemingly trembling wings a few metres above the ground. Its caterpillars feed on Aristolochia tagala and can be found together with those of the Common Birdwing on the same vines.
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