Arthropod fact sheet

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order:

Lepidoptera

Superfamily:

Papilionoidea

Genus:

Papilio

Species:

Ulysses

Geographical Range:

South west part of the earth

Habitat:

Rainforests of North Queensland, Australia. Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands.

Physical Description:

The fore wings are black. A large blue area dominates the wing. Next to the blue area there are some hairy areas.

The underside is dark-brown. In the middle of the wing there is a big light-brown triangle.

The hind wings are black and they have tails. The edge is wavy. A large blue area dominates the wing.
The underside is dark-brown. At the outer edge there is a chain of big brown spots.

The body (abdomen) is dark-brown. Head and thorax are black and have some blue scales. The underside of all parts is brown.

Sex differences: The females has no hairy areas on the fore wings. The blue of the female is dull.

Life cycle:

Egg, Larvae, Pupa, Adult

Reproduction

??????? Iunno

Life span:

A few days to about 8 months