The forewings are black. There is a very big iridescence blue area with some black veins and one black spot on wing. Next to the margin there are some hairy areas.
The underside is dark brown. In the middle of wing there is a big whitish area like a triangle.

The hind wings are black and have tails. The margin is ridged. The bigger part of the wing is iridescence blue.
The underside is dark brown. In the middle of wing there is a whitish band. Next to the margin there is a chain of big blue and brown eyes.

The body is black, but the upside is a little bit powdered by blue scales.

Sex differences: The Females has no hairy areas on wing. They have a chain of blue spots on hind wings. The blue of female is not brilliant as the blue of male.

Rutaceae:

• Euodia bonwickii
• Euodia elleryana

Verbenaceae:

• Vitex trifolia
  
  

The first description of this butterfly was in 1758 by Linnaeus. There are many subspecies.

• Papilio ulysses ambiguus   [Rothschild]
• Papilio ulysses ampelius   [Rothschild]
• Papilio ulysses autolycus   [C. & R. Felder, 1865]
• Papilio ulysses dohertius   [Rothschild]
• Papilio ulysses gabrielis   [Rothschild, 1898]
• Papilio ulysses georgius   [Rothschild]
• Papilio ulysses joesa   [Butler, 1869]
• Papilio ulysses morotaicus   [Rothschild]
• Papilio ulysses nigerrimus   [Ribbe, 1898]
• Papilio ulysses orsippus   [Godman & Salvin]
• Papilio ulysses oxyartes   [Fruhstorfer]
• Papilio ulysses telegonus   [C. & R. Felder, 1860] 
• Papilio ulysses telemachus   [Montrouzier]

The caterpillar is green with one white horizontal strip and some spots.

• CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):
  
  -no entry- (as at 14.06.2006)
  
  
• EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora
  
  -no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
  
  
• IUCN Red List of threatened species:
  
  -no entry- (as at 2004)  (see: www. redlist.org/)
  
  

Papilio pericles [Wallace, 1865] INDO-AUSTRALIS  

Papilio ulysses Linnaeus 1758

 Blue Emperor, Ulysses Butterfly, Blue Mountain Swallowtail, Mountain Blue
 Blauer Kaiser, Odysseusfalter, Ulysses Schwalbenschwanz
 L´ Empereur Bleu
 Emperador Azul

• Kingdom:    ANIMALIA
• Phylum:    ARTHROPODA
• Class:    INSECTA
• Order:    LEPIDOPTERA
• Suborder:    DITRYSIA
• Superfamily:    PAPILIONOIDAE
• Family:    PAPILIONIDAE
• Subfamily:    PAPILIONINAE
• Tribe:    PAPILIONINI
• Genus:    PAPILIO
• Specific name:    ULYSSES

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