Ulysses Butterfly
Papilio ulysses

The Ulysses Butterfly is a spectacular sight in the rainforest of the Wet Tropics. Usually found in both Lowland and Upland rainforest it is commonly seen on the verges and in clearings of the rainforest. It's host plant is the Euodia elleryana, a common pioneer species of tree in the rainforest.

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Photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust