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Thousands of Crimson Rose butterflies fly across ocean from India towards Sri Lanka
Context
The Crimson Rose butterflies have been flying from Dhanushkodi across the Indian Ocean. It is known for crossing the sea to migrate to Sri Lanka.
About
About Crimson Rose:
- The crimson rose (Pachliopta hector) is a large swallowtail butterfly.
- It is a large butterfly with a mix of black, white and crimson colours on its wings and body.
- Crimson Rose, which belongs to the Swallowtails (Papilionidae) family, is known to migrate along the coast, inland and crosses the sea
- It is found in India and Sri Lanka and possibly the coast of western Myanmar.
- This butterfly is a migratory species. During the peak of its season, several thousands of these can be found congregating and then they begin migrating to other areas.
- The most interesting and visually stunning aspect of the migration was that the butterflies made small pit stops on flowering plants on the beach to fuel their journey.
- Crimson Roses were spotted on Ipomea flowers and Half leaf flowers on the beach. The grandest gathering was on a Calotropis gigantea plant.
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