Butterfly

Butterfly ulysses butterfly Butterflies have long been associated with spiritual freedom, new beginnings and transformation. The Ulysses Butterfly is also known as the Blue Mountain Swallowtail, the Blue Emperor, Dunk Island Butterfly, and the Mountain Blue. It is a spectacular bright blue and black Australian swallowtail butterfly. It lives in tropical rain forests in Australia. It is often used up north, notably Dunk Island as a local symbol. I also noticed recently that one of the charitable agencies had started marketing Ulysses brooches and badges as a fund raiser. Butterfly ulysses butterfly

TIGER SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY The tiger swallowtail butterfly ( Papilio glaucas ) is a strong flier with distinc tive yellow and black striped markings on its wings and body (some females are brown or black, mimicking the poisonous pipevine swallowtail). This butterfly has a wingspan of 3.5-6.5 inches (9-16.5 cm) and is found throughout the USA and Canada. The caterpillar is plump and green with yellow eyespots; it looks like bird droppings when young. Larvae eat leaves from the tulip tree, sweet bay, wild black cherry, ash, lilac, aspen, birch, and choke cherry. TIGER SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY

SATURN BUTTERFLY The Saturn Butterfly ( Zeuxidia amethystus) has a w ingspan of about 3.9-4.3 inches (10-11 cm) and lives in the shady forest understory. The female is paler than the male (above). The Saturn Butterfly is found in Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines, Burma, and Sumatra. It was named by Butler in 1865. Classification: Family Nymphalidae (Subfamily Morphinae). Butterfly genus species - Saturn Butterfly