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Papilio palinurus, the emerald swallowtail, emerald peacock, or green-banded peacock, is a butterfly of the genus Papilio of the family Papilionidae. It is native to Southeast Asia , but is regularly kept in butterfly houses around the world.
The Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is one of thirty species of butterfly in the subfamily Morphinae. [1] Its wingspan is approximately 12 cm (4.7"), and its dorsal forewings and hindwings are a bright, iridescent blue edged with black, while the ventral surfaces are brown. [ 2 ]
Icaricia saepiolus, the greenish blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta. [1] The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. [1] The larvae feed on Trifolium monathum, Trifolium longipes, and Trifolium wormskioldii. [1] [2]
Udara blackburni, the Koa butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae that is endemic to HawaiĘ»i. It is also known as Blackburn's butterfly, Blackburn's bluet, Hawaiian blue or green Hawaiian blue. The wingspan is 22–29 mm.
Arhopala eumolphus, the green oakblue, is a lycaenid butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. Description
In cold climates, the lime butterfly is known to pass the winter as pupae. [12] Typically, the butterfly undergoes five instars as a caterpillar. [12] The female butterfly goes from plant to plant, laying a single egg at a time on top of a leaf, which it holds onto with its legs, and flies off as soon as the egg is laid.
Glaucopsyche alexis, the green-underside blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic . The butterfly flies from April to July depending on the location, lingering in warm, lush meadows with plenty of its host plant, vetch ( Vicia ).
The small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), which is a butterfly native to Eurasia, was spotted near Lincoln University, Canterbury, on 13 August 2019, though the method of its introduction remains unknown. [4] Blue triangle, Graphium choredon