Green Spotted Triangle
Graphium agamemnon
The Green Spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Papilionidae, the swallowtails and birdwings. This site lists one subspecies: Graphium agamemnon ligatus. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 29 plants, including Annona reticulata, Annona muricata and Melodorum leichhardtii. This page has 11 photos of its life cycle (eggs, early instar caterpillars, final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Subspecies
- Graphium agamemnon ligatus 11 photos
Life cycle of the Green Spotted Triangle
Green Spotted Triangle eggs
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Egg
Green Spotted Triangle caterpillars (early instar)
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Green Spotted Triangle caterpillars (final instar)
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Green Spotted Triangle pupae
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Green Spotted Triangle adults
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Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
29 known food plants.
- Annona glabra
- Annona muricata
- Annona reticulata
- Annona squamosa
- Cyathostemma micranthum
- Desmos goezeanus
- Desmos sp.
- Fitzalania heteropetala
- Goniothalamus australis
- Haplostichanthus johnsonii
- Haplostichanthus sp.
- Meiogyne sp.
- Melodorum leichhardtii
- Melodorum sp.
- Melodorum urhii
- Miliusa brahei
- Miliusa traceyi
- Polyalthia michaelii
- Polyalthia nitidissima
- Polyalthia sp.
- Pseuduvaria froggattii
- Pseuduvaria hylandii
- Pseuduvaria mulgraveana
- Pseuduvaria villosa
- Rollinia deliciosa
- Uvaria concava
- Uvaria rufa
- Xylopia maccreae
- Xylopia sp.