|
| |
- This page contains pictures and information about Tailed Emperor Butterflies in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
-
 - Wingspan 75mm, just came out from pupa
-
Caterpillar
  -
- The caterpillars of Tailed Emperor are green in colour with four-horned head.
They feed on various species of Wattle and some other plants such as Poinciana
and Chinese Elm, . They rest on silken pad on plants from which they make
short trip to feed on leaves near by and return. The above photos were
taken on Nov 2008 in Yugarapul Park. The caterpillar was on Chinese Elm (Celtis
sinensis) leaves.
-
Pupa
 -
- We found a green butterfly pupa in our backyard in late summer. We check
that this looked like a Tailed Emperor Butterfly pupa. However, about two
weeks later, we saw there are many holes on the pupa and more than 20 Chalcid Wasps
had came out from the pupa.
-
Butterfly
  - Wingspan 80mm
-
- In Brisbane, we found that the Tailed Emperor
Butterflies are easily be seen on top of White Hill. They rest on the top of
the trees, fly strong and high. Usually two males are seen chasing each other
high in the sky. We also found them near the hill top of Anstead Forest.
-
 -
The development cycle
- On Nov 2008 in Yugarapul Park, we found a large Tailed Emperor caterpillar
it was on Chinese Elm (Celtis
sinensis). We brought it home with a branch of the food plant. We
recorded the development from caterpillar to butterfly as follows;
-
-
- 14 Nov
2008
24 Nov
2008
26 Nov 2008
-
 - 06 Dec 2008
8:00am
06 Dec 2008
9:00am
06 Dec 2008 10:00am
-
- The butterfly flied away at the afternoon.
-
- Reference and Link:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p897.
- 2. Wildlife of Greater Brisbane - Published by
Queensland Museum 1995, p108.
- 3. Wild
Plants of Greater Brisbane - Queensland Museum, 2003, p343,
Chinese Elm (Celtis sinensis).
Back to Top
[ Up ]
| |
|
