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Tailed Emperor

Photo by BarbaraSing
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Field Notes

Description:

Large butterfly brown and cream markings underneath contrasting to the white, cream and black on the upper side.

Habitat:

Savannah grassland Derby West Kimberley.

Notes:

According to research its an eastern states species.

Reference Links:

Tailed Emperor - Polyura pyrrhus

Species ID Suggestions

Tailed Emperor

Polyura sempronius

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (5)
Mark Ridgway
Certainly agree with your ID bayucca (female) and I did find references to 'Polyura pyrrhus sempronius' ie. sub species? I think I'll let Martin check this though. Very messy and it's very much his thing.
bayucca
Forgot one: http://www.troplep.org/TLR/10-1/img012.pdf Maybe some of the Australian ladies or guys might help with the actual taxon. I think it is Polyura sempronius, not Polyura pyrrhus?
bayucca
Nymphalidae, Charaxinae, Polyura sempronius, sometimes also/still (?) called Polyura pyrrhus. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/sempronius.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyura_sempronius http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_nymphs/TailedEmperor.htm

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Derby Bioblitz
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2014

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