A few days ago Anne noticed a chrysalis (or pupa) on an agapanthus plant underneath a frangipani. We snipped a section of leaf that held it and placed it into container. Today it hatched into a very spectacular butterfly :
It is a Tailed Emperor or Polyura pyrrhus
ref : http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_nymphs/TailedEmperor.htm
The above site has, as usual, a good description and details.
I'm not sure what it had been feeding on, but it is more than welcome in our yard anytime. I haven't noticed this species around before.
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It's a real beauty. What a great find!
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