Tailed Jay

Description:

This is a Tailed Jay that i found near the river. The wingspan of this butterfly is about 80 mm. The wings are produced at the forewing apex and hindwing tornus and the inner margin of the hindwing bends inwards.

Above, the Tailed Jay has apple-green spots of various sizes on a black background. Underneath, the same green spotting can be found against a purple-brown background, and additional red spots are featured on the hindwing. Each hindwing has a short tail at vein 4, longer in the female than in the male.

Habitat:

- Spotted near the river. Usually it can be found in nature reserves and urban parks.

Notes:

- This butterfly is from the family Papilionidae. Thanks to Daniele Pralong and MartinL for the ID.
* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Order: Lepidoptera
* Family: Papilionidae
* Genus: Graphium
* Species: G. agamemnon