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PALE TRIANGLE FACTS |
Identification
The Pale Triangle has a pale blue central area on the forewings and the inner half of the hindwings is pale blue. The leading edge and outer edge of the forewings, and the outer edge of the hindwings have a broad black border with pale blue squarish spots. The butterfly flies rapidly.
Other Names
Pale Green Triangle, Pale-blue Triangle, Great Jay
Size
wingspan: male 59mm; female 62mm
Habitat
rainforests, vine thickets
Food
butterfly larvae feed on
Range
found along coastal area from Cape York in Queensland to northern New South Wales. There is also a subspecies found in the top end of Northern Territory.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Papilionidae | | Genus: | Graphium | | Species: | eurypylus | | Common Name: | Pale Triangle |
Relatives in same Genus
Green Spotted Triangle (G. agamemnon)
Five-barred Swordtail (G. aristeus)
Macleay's Swallowtail (G. macleayanus)
Blue Triangle (G. sarpedon)
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