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Siproeta stelenes (malachite) is a Neotropical brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae). The malachite has large wings that are black and brilliant green or yellow-green on the upperside and light brown and olive green on the underside. It is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's ...
Graphium agamemnon, the tailed jay, [2] [1] is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called the green-spotted triangle, [1] tailed green jay, or green triangle. It is a common, non-threatened species native to Nepal, India and Sri Lanka, through Southeast Asia to ...
Papilio palinurus has a wingspan reaching about 8–10 centimetres (3.1–3.9 in). The dorsal sides of the wings are covered by a powder of green scales and the background vary from dark greenish to black, with broad bright emerald green metallic bands.
The butterfly is tailless and has a wingspan 80–100 mm. [6]: 52 Above, the background colour is black. A broad, irregular yellow band is found on the wings above, which is broken in the case of the forewing. Besides this, the butterfly has a large number of irregular spots on the wing.
The iridescent green colour of the undersides is a structural colour caused by diffraction and interference of light by microscopic repeating structures forming a diffraction grating in the wing scales. [4] The caterpillars are green with yellow markings along the back. [1] Like other members of the family they are rather sluglike.
Papilio phorcas, the apple green butterfly is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa . The larvae feed on Teclea nobilis , Teclea simplicifolia , Macrostylis villosa , Vepris , Calodendrum , Clausena , Citrus , Fagara and Toddalia species.
Euryphura achlys, the forest green butterfly or mottled-green nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The southernmost limit is Ongoye Forest , South Africa . It is also found in the forests of eastern Zimbabwe , around Mulanje Massif in south eastern Malawi , Mozambique and Kenya .
Callophrys sheridanii, the Sheridan's hairstreak and Sheridan's green hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America along the south coast of British Columbia and parts of Nevada, Arizona, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and New Mexico. In 2009, this species was adopted as the U.S. state butterfly for Wyoming. [3]