Pachliopta kotzebuea

Pachliopta kotzebuea, the pink rose, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (the swallowtails). It is found in the Philippines.

Food plants include birthwort (Aristolochia) species.

Etymology
The species was named for Otto von Kotzebue, commander of the Russian expeditionary ship Rurik. Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz served as physician and naturalist aboard the Rurik on a circumnavigational voyage from 1815–1818.



Subspecies

 * P. k. bilara (Page & Treadaway, 1995) (Philippines (Bohol, Cebu))
 * P. k. deseilus (Fruhstorfer, 1911) (Philippines (Mindoro, Marinduque, Masbate, Ticao, Panay, Negros, Sibuyan Islands))
 * P. k. kotzebuea (Philippines (western and central Luzon))
 * P. k. mataconga (Page & Treadaway, 1995) (Philippines (southern Luzon))
 * P. k. philippus (Semper, 1891) (Philippines (Samar, Leyte, Dinagar, Mindanao, Panaon, Camiguin de Mindanao, Siargao, Homonhon, Sarangani))
 * P. k. tindongana (Page & Treadaway, 1995) (Philippines (north-eastern Luzon, Babuyanes))