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ULYSSES SWALLOWTAIL FACTS |
Identification
The upper side of the Ulysses Swallowtail butterfly is beautiful iridescent blue with contrasting black wing margins. The hindwings have a long tail with a lobe on the end. The underside of the wings is dull greyish brown.
Other Names
Ulysses Butterfly, Mountain Blue Butterfly
Size
wingspan: male 106mm; female 108mm
Habitat
rainforest
Food
larvae feed on various rainforest plants including several Melicope species
Range
tropical coastal Queensland in suitable rainforest habitat. Found up to the tip of Cape York peninsula
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Papilionidae | | Genus: | Papilio | | Species: | ulysses | | Common Name: | Ulysses Swallowtail |
Relatives in same Genus
Orchard Swallowtail (P. aegeus)
Dainty Swallowtail (P. anactus)
Chequered Swallowtail (P. demoleus)
Fuscous Swallowtail (P. fuscus)
Christmas Swallowtail (P. memnon)
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