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BLUE TRIANGLE FACTS |
Identification
The Blue Triangle butterfly is black with turquoise blue triangles on each wing. The hindwings are scalloped with four blue crescent shapes near the trailing edge. They fly strongly and rarely settle except for feeding.
Size
wingspan 6cm
Habitat
rainforest, wet forest, suburban gardens
Food
adults feed on flower nectar. Caterpillars feed on a range of plants including Cinamomum, Litsea, Clerodendrum
Range
east coast of Quensland and New South Wales
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Papilionidae | | Genus: | Graphium | | Species: | sarpedon | | Common Name: | Blue Triangle |
Relatives in same Genus
Green Spotted Triangle (G. agamemnon)
Five-barred Swordtail (G. aristeus)
Pale Triangle (G. eurypylus)
Macleay's Swallowtail (G. macleayanus)
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