Life Cycle of a Butterfly: The Ulysses Butterfly
Ms. Morrison 9/30/15
Defense and Predators
Eating Habits
- Species that are predators to the Ulysses Butterfly include birds, frogs, snakes and flying foxes
- The underside of the Ulysses Butterfly's wings are black and brown allowing them to hide from predators
- The Ulysses Butterfly diet consist of kerosene wood, citruses and Eoudia
- Their favorite flower to eat is the blossoms of the Pink Flowered Doughwood
Life Cycle of the Ulysses Butterfly
- Egg
- Larva "Caterpillar",
- Pupa
- Adult Butterfly
The Ulysses Butterfly
Papillio Ulysses
The Ulysses Butterfly
- Range: 14cm (5.5 inches)
- Inhabits: Tropical Rainforest areas including Northeastern Australia, New Guinea, and Bismarck Archipelago
- Male/Female: You can tell the difference between a female and male Ulysses Butterfly by looking at the outside of their wings. Females have small blue crescent on their wings.
- Survival: In Australia The Ulysses Butterfly is protected, although it is not endanger, this stops poachers who sell them to collectors. The increase planting of the Pink Flowered Doughwood has increased The Ulysses's numbers
- The Ulysses Butterfly also has thousands of eye lenses making it easy to see the color blue from far away