A High-Octane butterfly.
The Tailed-Jay is
one of the fastest flying butterflies we exhibit. Its wings whirr like a
hummingbird as it goes through a spray of Buddleja in a matter of seconds.
Both Old-World tropical regions have their complement of bright green or
blue Graphiums.
Name: Tailed
Jay
Latin: Graphium
agamemnon
Family: Papilionidae
Origin: The
Philippines
Food plant: Laurel
family
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