Papilio ulysses est une grande espèce d'insectes lépidoptères qui appartient à la famille des Papilionidae, à la sous-famille des Papilioninae et au genre Papilio, endémique d'Australie.La mariposa Ulises (Papilio ulysses), también conocida como la mariposa de montaña azul, es una especie de lepidóptero ditrisio de la familia Papilionidae propia del noroeste Australia, Nueva Guinea, Molucas e islas próximas. Esta mariposa es el emblema turístico de Queensland.Das Verbreitungsgebiet liegt im Norden Australiens sowie auf Neuguinea. Männliche Exemplare fallen im Flug deutlich durch ihre leuchtend schillernd hellblauen Flügel auf. Papilio ulysses, auch bekannt unter der englischen Bezeichnung Mountain Swallowtail ("Bergschwalbenschwanz") und den deutschen Namen Ulysses-Schwalbenschwanz oder Odysseusfalter, ist ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Ritterfalter (Papilionidae).Motýl je symbolem cestovního ruchu v Queenslandu. Jeho velikost se liší v závislosti na poddruhu. Papilio ulyssesje velký otakárek z Austrálie, Indonésie, Papuy Nové Guiney a Šalomounových ostrovů.Així i tot, se la pot veure a metres de distància pels centellejos sobtats de blau brillant. Quan la papallona Ulisses està en vol, el color blau queda amagat i mostra un to grisenc, que li permet camuflar-se amb l'entorn. La femella és diferent: té un dibuix en forma de mitja lluna i li falta el blau a la part posterior de les ales. La cara superior de les ales és d'un blau elèctric iridescent, i la inferior, de color negre tènue i marró. La papallona Ulisses té una envergadura d'uns 14 cm. Papilio ulysses, també coneguda com a papallona Ulisses o, en anglès, blue mountain butterfly (papallona de muntanya blava), és una espècie de lepidòpter ditrisi de la família Papilionidae pròpia del nord-oest Austràlia, Nova Guinea, Moluques i illes properes.The 5cm caterpillar is attractive being mostly green with bands of white and dark brown and some small spines down the back. It's favoured food plants are citrus trees which make it a commonly seen visitor to backyard gardens and, of course, orchards. It is mostly black with some white towards the end of the wings.
The orchard butterfly is one of the larger species of the region and it can also be found along the east coast of Australia. Red fruits similar to a persimmon or tamarillo are a feature of this vine, making it an attractive addition to the garden. Another rainforest vine serves as their favoured food plant and it is called the adenia ( Adenia heterophylla) or lacewing vine (after the butterfly). Their pupa is a drab brown except for specs of metallic gold on one side.
The lower edges of their wings are scalloped and trimmed with black and white.
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Adults have a large red patch on their upper wings followed by a white steak and bordered in black. The caterpillar of the attractive red lacewing ( Cethosia cydippe) is a striking black with solid yellow stripes. However, beware of the exotic dutchman's pipe ( Aristolochia elegans) which is poisonous to the Cairns birdwing. Residents who plant the native rainforest vine, dutchman's pipe ( Aristolochia tagala), in their garden will encourage regular visits by this impressive butterfly. Both sexes have yellow bodies with a bright red thorax (the body part just behind the head). The female lacks the green but makes up for it with her greater size. The upper wings of the males are black with emerald green streaks across the length of the pointed wing. The Cairns Birdwing ( Ornithoptera priamus) is the largest butterfly in Australia with a wingspan of over 16cm. The tree is called the Euodia ( Melicope elleryana) and its floral rewards are also the favourite of many birds and flying foxes. Its favourite food plant is a handsome tree with clusters of small pink flowers growing straight out of the branches. The Ulysses caterpillar is thickset, a lovely grass green colour with a banana yellow collar and spots. A large swallowtail species, the Ulysses can be seen throughout the region in rainforest and suburban gardens. Perhaps the most popular insect of the Wet Tropics is the Ulysses butterfly ( Papilio ulysses), an unmistakable creature with brilliant electric blue upper wings, trimmed in black.
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