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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
The Green Spotted Triangle is a black or dark brown butterfly with green spots over the wings. The hindwings have a short tail. It is similar to the Green Triangle (Graphium macfarlenei) which does not have a tail on the hindwing and has spots merging together near the base of the wings. The Green Spotted Triangle butterfly flies rapidly in sunny clearings.
Other Names
Tailed Jay, Tailed Green Jay, Green Triangle
Size
wingspan: male 62mm; female 65mm
Habitat
rainforest
Food
the butterfly larvae feed on various rainforest plants
Range
tropical coastal Queensland
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Papilionidae | | Genus: | Graphium | | Species: | agamemnon | | Common Name: | Green Spotted Triangle |
Relatives in same Genus
Five-barred Swordtail (G. aristeus)
Pale Triangle (G. eurypylus)
Macleay's Swallowtail (G. macleayanus)
Blue Triangle (G. sarpedon)
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