Pachliopta kotzebuea


Pachliopta kotzebuea, the pink rose, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Philippines.
Food plants include birthwort 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