The Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called Green-spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay, or the Green Triangle. It is a common species native to India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and Australia. Strong and restless fliers, they are very active butterflies and flutter their wings constantly even when at flowers.
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This picture was taken at Lal Bagh Flower Show 2013.
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Common buckeye butterfly, Junonia coenia Hubner
is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Its original ancestry has been traced to Africa, which then experiences divergence in Asia.
Caterpillars of these butterflies appear to prefer plants that produce iridoid glycosides, which are bitter compounds that release a hormone called gastrin that activates the digestive system (i.e. hunger); therefore, iridoid glycoside producing plants stimulate and attract their appetites particularly when found in plants like Plantago lanceolata.
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