Tailed emperor

Polyura sempronius

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.
Tailed Emperor (Polyura sempronius) Australia,Charaxes_sempronius,Fall,Geotagged,Polyura sempronius,Tailed emperor

Reproduction

The green, mature caterpillar is unique among Australian butterflies. A yellow line runs along each side, and the back is marked by one or more crescent shapes. The green head has two pairs of long horns besides a smaller set behind the head-scale.
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

Food

The larval food is the foliage of certain native and introduced tree species. The native species include Wattles, Illawarra Flame-tree, Lacebark or White Kurrajong, Kurrajong and ''Celtis'' species, while the Black Locust or False Acacia is an exotic species that is also favoured. Adults may feed on the sap of trees, rotting fruit and moisture from dung.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusPolyura
SpeciesP. sempronius
Photographed in
Australia