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Tailed Emperor (Polyura sempronius) The green larva of the Emperor Butterfly feeds on Acacia and has long projections adorning its head.  Australia,Geotagged,Polyura sempronius,Tailed emperor,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Tailed Emperor (Polyura sempronius)

The green larva of the Emperor Butterfly feeds on Acacia and has long projections adorning its head.

    comments (2)

  1. Marvelous cat. I have one very similar going up soon.

    Dave
    Posted 9 years ago
    1. Great, I'll look forward to it.
      Martin
      Posted 9 years ago

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The Tailed emperor is a large butterfly by Australian standards, with a wingspan of some 75–85 mm, that occurs in a variety of habitat types. The uncommon but widespread butterfly is found in northern and eastern Australia, where it occurs predominantly in the warm and subtropical coastal regions. It is a resident species where its food plants, certain legumes and Kurrajongs, are native.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Martin Lagerwey
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By Martin Lagerwey

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Uploaded Apr 16, 2016. Captured Jul 17, 2015 12:35 in 417A Wembley Rd, Karawatha QLD 4117, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 450D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 65mm