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The Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called Green-spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay, or the Green Triangle. It is a common, nonthreatened species native to India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and Australia.
Apple green spots and bands of variable sizes beautifully contrast against its predominantly black upperside and fashioned in fabulous symmetry! Typical of the Swallowtail butterflies, its hindwings end with a short tail which is longer in the female species. Absolutely gorgeous!
Its underside is just as attractive with similar green spots on sooty-brown ground color mottled with darker brown, gray and pink streaks, though markings are not as clearly defined. Very colorful as these colors tint onto its thorax and abdomen too.
This is an exciting shot as it shows part of the upper and lower wings for ID.
Tailed Jay, Graphium agamemnon
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
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Cocoon birthing.....
This is my 7th POST of group photos on my Pacific NorthWest trip!!. I thought I'd switch it up a bit... I have SO MANY PHOTOS!!! Todays theme is BUTTERFLIES, BUTTERFLIES, BUTTERFLIES ;-)
It is past noon, and this unidentified species of swallow-tail butterfly, with lime green coloration on her wings, after feeding and sex in the morning, is laying her eggs. She flutters continuously and vigorously from leaf to leaf, from tree to tree, laying her eggs one at a time on her choice leaf - as one can be seen above - and never once does her wings stop moving even while laying her egg. I am entirely baffled as to what she senses to "know" which is the "right" leaf. But she seems to have a few favourite ones and anticipating her return to one of these, I got this shot.
Identified: Tailed Jay, (Graphium agamemnon agamemnon)
Other names: Green-spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay, Green Triangle
Encheng, Guangxi, China/中国广西恩城
This is my 7th POST of group photos on my Pacific NorthWest trip!!. I thought I'd switch it up a bit... I have SO MANY PHOTOS!!! Todays theme is BUTTERFLIES, BUTTERFLIES, BUTTERFLIES ;-)
Having spent months researching tropical butterflies, I am showing you pictures of what they really look like when you see them in nature. Movement. Blur. Design in action... not the perfect still shots of wings perfectly open and closed which appear in ID books! Enjoy.
The Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. It is also called Green-spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay, or the Green Triangle. It is a common, nonthreatened species native to India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and Australia. Several geographic races are recognized.
Its range is Southern India to Saurashtra, Northern India (Kumaon to Assam), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Andamans, Nicobars, Bangladesh, Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, southern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, South East Asia to New Guinea, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, and Australia (northern Queensland).
Graphium agamemnon, Tailed Jay
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
A more experimental editing of this tailed green jay (graphium agamemnon, Neonsegelfalter) in Photoshop. The photo was taken at the Garten der Schmetterling in Friedrichsruh.
Other names: Green-spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay, Green Triangle
Liuzhou, Guangxi, China/中国广西柳州
Explore #279 5/20/09
... but this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx
My day at the tropical conservatory was pure delight. Today, not so much.
This guy was flying around my backyard. I had to chace him for around 15 mins to click this one :|..I did little bit of wiki and found that this guy's name is 'Graphium agamemnon' aka 'Tailed Jay'. They are active throughout the year but their abundance depends upon the local monsoon. No wonder I got chance to click his snap in my place!!
Taken using my canon 500d close up
Finally getting a shot of this fast-moving butterfly really made my day recently. It's eluded me for some time, and is only an occasional visitor to the garden.
It is a Green-spotted Triangle butterfly, Graphium agamemnon, caught with its wings still moving in this one. Thanks to my sharp eyed friend Graham for the correction for this butterfly from a 'green' to a 'green-spotted' triangle!
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This species is one of the hardest to photograph that I've met. Of course, I don't have the best of cameras. But still, with its constant fluttering, and very brief pauses on flowers, I'm willing to bet that it can give any camera a run for its money. Things aren't helped by the fact that any stray breeze may bring with it the scent of a woman and send it winging to the treetops in search of a mate.
This is the third afternoon I spent on the trail of the Jay, and I don't fancy doing this again soon. So, for the moment, dear flickr friends, this is the only Tailed Jay you'll see from me. The flowers are Lantana
If I remember correctly, this was the only time I ever saw this species of butterfly in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. Taken on 23 August 2011. Isn't it a beautiful butterfly (even with one missing "tail")?
"The Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called Green-spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay, or the Green Triangle. It is a common, nonthreatened species native to India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and Australia. Several geographic races are recognized." From Wikipedia.
Adulte:
Le Porte-queue geai a une envergure de 8-10 cm environ.
Les ailes sont noires avec de nombreuses taches vert clair un peu translucides. Sur les ailes antérieures, les taches sont plus grandes vers la base de l’aile et au milieu sur toute la longueur. Sur les ailes postérieures, il y a deux longues taches vers la marge interne et deux ranges de petites taches sur le reste de l’aile.
Le dessous des ailes est une copie de la face dorsale, mais avec un fond brun au lieu de noir, et des taches vertes un peu plus foncées. Il y a une petite zone rosée vers la base des ailes postérieures.
Le corps est noir dessus et gris dessous.
Chenille:
Les jeunes chenilles sont vert foncé ou brunes avec une large zone blanche sur le dos et un thorax surélevé. Elles portent quelques épines souples blanc transparent.
Les chenilles plus âgées sont vertes avec de nombreuses petites taches plus sombres, et de courtes et fines épines noires. La queue est terminée par deux pointes. Lorsqu’elles sont menacées, les chenilles déploient deux cornes jaunes et souples juste derrière leur tête (Cf. ci-dessous « Particularités »)
Chrysalide:
Les chrysalides sont vert feuille avec la tête très légèrement bifide, le thorax pointu et des marques brunes sur les flancs et le bout du thorax.
Nourriture:
G. agamemnon se nourrit du nectar de diverses fleurs comme par exemple Lantana sp, Ixora sp ou Poinsettia sp.
Plantes hôtes:
Les plantes-hôtes appartiennent toutes à la famille des Annonacées. On compte plusieurs espèces dans différents genres comme Annona, Rollinia, Polyalthia, Uvaria, etc.
Comportement:
Ce papillon au vol rapide et harmonieux n’est actif que par temps clair.
Les mâles fréquentent beaucoup les flaques d’eau et les sables humides en bordure de rivières. Il semblerait qu’ils y puisent des sels de sodium nécessaire pour l’attraction des femelles.
Reproduction:
Les mâles ont un comportement particulier pour l’accouplement que l’on appelle «hilltopping» en Anglais: les mâles se regroupent sur des sortes de petites collines, avec le mâle ayant la plus haute position hiérarchique au sommet. Les femelles visitent ces collines pour choisir un mâle et s’accoupler.
De plus, les mâles sont très territoriaux, et lorsque deux mâles se rencontrent, un conteste territorial se met en place. On peut ainsi les voir voler en spirales de plus en plus haut dans le ciel, jusqu’à ce que l’un d’eux s’en aille. Plus un mâle est dominant, plus il ira haut.
Cycle de vie:
Le cycle total, de la ponte de l’œuf à la mort du papillon adulte ne dure qu’un mois environ. Et les papillons ne vivent pas plus d’une semaine!
Particularités:
Les adultes ne vivent guère plus d’une semaine!
Les chenilles de la famille des Papilionidés possèdent toutes un organe de défense situé derrière la tête et appelé osmeterium. Il s’agit d’un organe vivement coloré (souvent jaune ou orange), charnu, dévaginable qui émet une forte odeur. Ce système de défense est particulièrement utilisé contre les mouches et les guêpes parasitoïdes.