Framed Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) butterfly

23,00

Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) butterfly, South East Asia, non-CITES species.

The butterfly is mounted in a natural wood colored box of 15 cm by 12,5 by 4 cm.

Out of stock

Description

Graphium agamemnon, the tailed jay, is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called the green-spotted triangle, tailed green jay, or green triangle. It is a common, non-threatened species native to Nepal, India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and Australia. Several geographic races are recognized. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.