Sailboat Aegean [1] ( lat. Papilio aegeus ) is a butterfly of the family of sailboats or gentlemen ( lat. Papilionidae ).
| Sailboat aegean |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Hoard : | Insects with full transformation |
| Nadotryad : | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Infrastructure : | Butterflies |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Papilio aegeus Donovan 1805 |
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Content
Female. Underside of the wings
Males throughout the range are the same in color. Females have a variety of color, imitating, mainly, different types of poisonous butterflies that live in the same places.
Distributed in New Guinea and Australia .
Often found in urban parks and gardens . Flies superbly, able to quickly hide from enemies.
Caterpillars develop on microcitrus , halford , micromelon and other ruta plants. Often harm to citrus garden plantings. The color of the pupa depends on the place where the caterpillar pupated: on leaves and stems - green, on old branches - grayish-brown.
- β Landman V. Butterflies: an illustrated encyclopedia. - M .: Labyrinth Press, 2002. - p. 80
