Graphium agamemnon
(Green Spotted Triangle)
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FAMILY |
Papilionidae |
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Species |
Graphium agamemnon |
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Common name |
Green Spotted Triangle |
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Main colour(s) |
Black and green |
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Distinctive features |
Wingspan 62/65 mm; red spot on hind |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
The larvae are known to feed on both native and introduced species of the custard apple family, the Annonaceae. Mature larvae yellowish-green with darker markings, several spines present. Adults black with numerous green to yellowish-green spots; lower surface similar but ground colour is brownish and there is a red spot near the wing base.